Monday, March 29, 2010

Finding Peace in Cohab

After being sick at home in bed for the last week I was dying to get out of the house this weekend so I made my commonly reoccurring pilgrimage to Capitol Reef. I know I visit this place at least 5 or more times in a year and well I guess I just have a weird emotional bond to it. Everything just feels right when I'm there.


I specifically love Cohab Canyon. It's a river wash trail in a slot canyon on top of a mountain. The first part of the trail is switchbacks up and up to the top of the mountain, you then descend just a little into the canyon. It's beautiful, colorful, interesting place and it's extremely quiet. I rarely see any other people on this trail and it just feels very intimate. I like to go to Cohab when I need to refill my cup.
Yesterday was a beautiful day for a trip. The drive down is also wonderful because you get to drive through many canyons with amazing vistas, crystal clear lakes, and daunting mountains. It sounds cheesy but it was definitely a good day for me to be in nature and reconnect with myself. Here are a few pictures I took...as I always do:


















2 comments:

Airie said...

As my Japanese Babu stationery so eloquently puts it: "We are always happy because we live in the nature." Glad you had a good time. Love ya sis!!

Paula said...

Thank you as always for sharing your amazing photography. Some of my favorites are sprig of green pine and burst of green on orange sand. (Do you think I'm tired of gray?) I also like kaleidoscope of colored pocked rock (the lighting is awesome), creeping black-branch curtain, twisted trunk and what girl doesn't like a pony? Actually they are all wonderful. Glad you could fill your cup. Nature and sunshine just naturally do that. Next time, will you take me along?