I was breathing Silence this summer - on Top of the World
It was only a short time I was hiking across the spine of these gorgeous mountains (well, actually the mountains I hiked are in my back here) ... but it was one of the most beautiful and intense experiences of silence and solitude I ever made in my life.
Mainly walking through woods and shades and greens, filled with silence and at the same time with the awesome sounds of birds, cycades, tree frogs, owls, coyotes, these open spaces and the countless curves of the Blue Ridges felt like the view into eternity ...
Of the few photos I took, there are not many, which are in a good quality or at least sharp (you can see here as well a blur, its a buzzard, lol)
Maybe this is due to the little camera, or because I was no longer able to focus to anything else than the most essentials like breathing, walking, carrying food and water for many days in a little backpack - or just because I was meant to be there and to feel and to smell and to listen instead of taking pictures.
The nature crawled under my skin and into my bones - and even now, being again in my busy and buzzing daily life full of teaching and organizing and seeing people and talking, the silence and the incredible connection with nature is still encarved in my body and mind.
It was physically really hard sometimes - I never before had such stiff knees or sore feet, lol - but it was always breathtakingly wonderful, I loved every moment, and I hope to go on there ...
This has to be exerienced by doing it - as I know now - but I want to share some of the encounters and impressions with you during the next time.
I was absent from flickr for a long time ... and I dont know, if I will find back actually on a more regular basis, but I really want to try to catch up with all of you whenever possible.
I was breathing Silence this summer - on Top of the World
It was only a short time I was hiking across the spine of these gorgeous mountains (well, actually the mountains I hiked are in my back here) ... but it was one of the most beautiful and intense experiences of silence and solitude I ever made in my life.
Mainly walking through woods and shades and greens, filled with silence and at the same time with the awesome sounds of birds, cycades, tree frogs, owls, coyotes, these open spaces and the countless curves of the Blue Ridges felt like the view into eternity ...
Of the few photos I took, there are not many, which are in a good quality or at least sharp (you can see here as well a blur, its a buzzard, lol)
Maybe this is due to the little camera, or because I was no longer able to focus to anything else than the most essentials like breathing, walking, carrying food and water for many days in a little backpack - or just because I was meant to be there and to feel and to smell and to listen instead of taking pictures.
The nature crawled under my skin and into my bones - and even now, being again in my busy and buzzing daily life full of teaching and organizing and seeing people and talking, the silence and the incredible connection with nature is still encarved in my body and mind.
It was physically really hard sometimes - I never before had such stiff knees or sore feet, lol - but it was always breathtakingly wonderful, I loved every moment, and I hope to go on there ...
This has to be exerienced by doing it - as I know now - but I want to share some of the encounters and impressions with you during the next time.
I was absent from flickr for a long time ... and I dont know, if I will find back actually on a more regular basis, but I really want to try to catch up with all of you whenever possible.