In the mountains, all of life and society get illuminated and transparent.

"Mountains are great poets, and one glance at this fine cliff . . . reinstates us wronged humans in our rights.  All life, all society begins to get illuminated and transparent . . . Space is felt as a great thing."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Photo: Bog Birch leaves are illuminated by evening sunlight at Emmaline Lake, Comanche Peak Wilderness, CO; September 10, 2012