solitude Abandoned cabin at Mayflower Gulch Grand Traverse near Breckenridge, Colorado Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado Delicate Arch in Arches National Park in Utah Snowy branches in White River National Forest near Breckenridge, Colorado Fire fog in Boulder, Colorado Lush tree in Waimea Valley, Oahu, Hawaii The Great Sand Dunes National Park in Alamosa, Colorado Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur, California Crater Lake at Rocky Mountain National Park Yellow hibiscus blooming at sacred Waimea Valley in Oahu, Hawaii Chicago skyline from Millennium Park garden Yellow sky during Wildfires near Ward, Colorado Foggy Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California Rocky mountaintops at Long Lake Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park Pacific Crest Highway views of Bixby Bridge Lenticular cloud over the flatirons in Boulder, Colorado Caught a fly fisher near Nederland, Colorado Intricate trees in Oahu, Hawaii Mountains near Frisco, Colorado After an instance of peaceful solitude admiring natures ebb’s and flow, I gain a sense of presence and gratitude.