happy hour

The trail disappears into the woods, beckoning,
one must follow it to see where it goes,
what is around the next bend or over the next hill...


The reward, sitting by a mountain river
just watching it go by... a peaceful way
to pass the time after work,
hiker's happy hour.




Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. ~Steven Wright

Walking takes longer... than any other known form of locomotion except crawling. Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. Life is already too short to waste on speed. ~Edward Abbey

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. ~John Muir