A Baptism in the Wind-Waves!

"I said: 'Now I shall have another baptism. I will bathe in the high sky, among cool wind-waves from the snow'
. . . I was animated by a mountaineer's eagerness to get my head into the clear sky. But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks."

The Contemplative John Muir

I received a "baptism," all right! The wind-born ice crystals and sand grits permanently scratched my sunglasses AND glasses. It was quite amazing to be so totally immersed and washed clean of my worries and city-stresses in the intensity of the windstorm. I felt so exuberant and energized afterwards, I descended from the lake and then hiked up to ANOTHER lake to watch the sunset. On the way back to the trailhead - at dusk - the wind was so strong, it almost completely obscured the trail. Fortunately, I made it back OK :)

Photo: Windstorm on the Loch, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; January 28, 2014

Donations to help fund Nature Photo-Quotes are always appreciated.  Thanks!