Promise of Return

A friend told me that the way to face post travel depression is to have a future trip planned. As I drove away from the Casa I have called home for the past week, it helps that some plans are in place for my return next Advent.

It also helps that trail maps for the Rio Grande Gorge were picked up at the gorge visitor's center today. The anticipation of those new hikes makes leaving a bit easier.

This has been a time of intentional walking. Footsteps instead of wheels; walking a labyrinth each day. I've walked paths I would have otherwise missed.

The days were bookended with the pinks and reds and purples of sunrises and sunsets. The sky here is like no other place. You don't want to miss the color shows, nor can you ever not look up at the bluer than blue sky or the amazing cloud formations. Land of enchantment-- indeed.