The view from a mountaintop expands the mind.

"It is pleasant thus to gaze upon the world from some lofty standpoint . . . It seems to expand the mind; it conducts one by easy pathways down long lands of thought penetrating far into the future of nations, and opens out broad vistas of contemplation through which glimpses of what may be can dimly be discerned.  The outlook from such a commanding point elevates the mind, and the soul is elated by the immensity of Nature."

Earl of Dunraven,

Rocky Mountain explorer

New Year's Day brings a sense of spacious optimism, eliciting in us the sense that ANYTHING is possible.

Photo: Alpine Sunflowers on Hurricane Pass, looking off into Idaho; Grand Teton National Park, WY; July 6, 2012