The spacious vistas of the mountains offer us a sense of boundless hope.

The spacious vistas of the mountains offer us a sense of boundless hope, a necessary antidote to the claustaphobic confines of our life in society, where we are so often tempted to lose ourselves in busyness and worry.

Photo: Alpine Sunflowers, American Bistort and Subalpine Sweetpea bloom on Hurricane Pass, with Battleship Mountain looming in the background.  Grand Teton National Park, WY; July 6, 2012