Today is a walk with purpose

Last night we realized we are more exhausted than usual. Our best sense is that the exhaustion has been made more profound by traveling too long in the voiceless landscape of the western valley-monocultured, herbicided, pesticided, faux pastural, "farm" land. Feet swollen, legs oddly sunburnt, rashes encircling our ankles, crabby minds, and spirits numb. Sleep helps. But not quite enough.
So today we get in the car and drive 22miles southeast to Silver Falls State park. We considered lying and telling you we walked to the park, but decided against it because, well, we just like you too much. And probably wouldn't have believed we walked 44mi round trip in one day anyway (!!)
Silver Falls was the good medicine we needed. Wild, jabbering, overgrown, watery, mossy, tangled, old growth-y, immensely life-full, happy landscapes.
We are learning something important.