The most spiritual of places have no walls.

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Feel blessed to have walked through this mystic forest blanketed by the soft diffused light through the curtain of fog. Redwoods and Rhodies offering rest and relaxation.

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For the past 5 years I have been visiting the Redwood national forest in the hope of capturing this scene again.
Having made my way to the forest at 5.30 am I was delighted to wander through the mystic fog for about 4 hours after which other priorities like hunger surfaced and the digestive juices overtook the creative ones. Realizing I have never created good pics on an empty stomach I made my way to the Requa Inn. After a hearty breakfast of their famous homemade granola/yogurt. toast with homemade blueberry jam, scrambled eggs with herbs and seasoning, green smoothie and two cups of coffee I was ready to return to the forest. I had hiked the entire Damnation creek trail the day before and knew where to expect the beams to show up if the sun emerged from the overcast sky. An hour or so after I returned for a very brief period the sun poked through..and when it did I was ready. Hope you like this rendition. It comes after 5 years of trying ...so when people ask how do you always manage to be at the right place at the right time..I smile and say..I guess someone up there loves me. And now you know the truth :)

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A glorious day hiking in the Dolomiti. One from the archives.

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To get to this spot which is at the end of a long steep trail involved clinging to roots, slippping on wet branches, slithering in mud, butt sliding and a whole lot of grunting, while the rain pelted down the entire time. Felt pretty beat up by the time I arrived at the end of the trail and saw that the entire landscape was blanketed in heavy fog. Decided to just rest, eat and contemplate why I subject myself to these misdaventures. And that is when the answer revealed itself to me.

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