Tuesday, May 17, 2016

The Natural Landscape


When I think of beauty in nature, I typically think of reflections, natural geometry (lines, shapes, formations, etc), an array of colors or colors that match up well together without clashing.  This can be seen in almost any natural setting, from glacier parks, to forests, to grassy, rolling hills, to pretty much any body of water.

Some examples of different natural landscapes are below:

Picture of terraced rice field, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam
Quynh Anh Nguyen
Glacier icebergs, Svalbard, Norway:
Patrick Endres
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.” Thich Nhat Hanh:
Philippe Sainte-Laudy 
Picture of a moss-covered lava field in Iceland
Dylan Shaw

During my trip to "Magic Mountain," the Mt. Hood trip I took with my Constitution Team after the State Competition, we took a night hike through the snow and forest.  We reached a clearing where there was a perfect view of Mt. Hood surrounded by trees and hundreds of stars.  It was an experience I will never forget.