Originally Posted by
TuMicks
The beauty of nature on display out west is very, very different. The sky is so huge, it's hard to describe. There are some "barren" hills to the East of the Great Basin that at first glance are brown and sterile. But when some clouds form over them, and the sun begins to drop, they become a canvas for every shade of pink, lavender and purple. To the west of us are the Sierras, pine covered to the tree line, jagged and majestic above that... soon to be capped by snow. Breathtaking sunsets.
But I must tell you, when we moved out here from back east, it took a long while to appreciate this very different kind of beauty. It was the year "Last of the Mohicans" was in the theater. If you remember the movie, there were a lot of panoramic sweeps of the camera over heavily forested rolling hills. Oh, how I missed the trees! It was like a bit of a grieving process.
Your photos really touch me.
Thanks.