Goodbye, woods and water….
Take a deep breath, I tell myself. Breathe in, the scent of those Jeffrey pines is the smell of this place. Listen to the sharp song of those stellar jays as they hop everywhere; remember their unusual blue coloring. Listen, look, feel -- remember it all, because you do not know when or if you will ever return. You see, I have a long day of anonymous travel ahead of me, but first, I have a couple of hours to sit and savor the peace and quiet of this forest on the beautiful blue lake in the Sierras before I join the moving masses driving west and south on I-80…
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