Into the wild.........

Yesterday was day one of my adventure and as immersed in nature as I have been the last couple of years, no place I have ever been is like this........this place is wild......untamed and free........my friend's friend drove me yesterday morning to my final destination for the next few days.......I adore her already too, we got along so well from the jump and it was a lovely way to begin my adventure before I reached my friend's place, and my friend's ranch in this absolutely beautiful place......I am looking out at the mountains now as I write it this morning, and still feeling like it is hard to believe that I am here and seeing it.......we then set out on a small hike, and I got to meet my friend's girls, some of the pivotal women in her journey that found themselves here too.....they are all so lovely, and we have already found our rhythm.....the dynamic evolving beautifully....so while the hike we took was shorter it was by no means small in any sense, I got to climb all the way up on this top peak.......and look out for miles........it was breathtakingly beautiful, and we rode in the side by side to get there and got to see so much before we even got there......but when you are out here among the trees you need to be very conscious of the wild around you......the beauty is real but also the inherent risk.....and I think I am in the process of finding the balance of that.......it is a culture shock for me to be in such a wild place where some extra vigilance is in order........and I suppose after you lived here for awhile that sort of melds into the background and fabric of your life......not taking center stage......but the wild is also intoxicating......such beauty wherever you look, and in every corner a new spot to take in....after our hike we headed into her small town and my friend took us on a tour of her town, and some of her old stomping grounds......it was neat to see and then we did a yoga class with her at the helm.......and some more lovely people joined the journey the girls and I have been having.....getting to meet other corners of my friend's life......and the yoga was restorative.......meditative some......relaxing.......a treat for sure.......and then we headed for a drink and then some dinner where more awesome characters joined the story.....and I think that is how it has felt.....like a novel......a novel about women......connecting in the wild.....amid friendship, and kinship, and ease.....these women are lovely and easy and supportive and funny and kind.....and the energy we are creating is kindred and so nurturing in all of the best ways.....and maybe I will write a short story about it all someday.....the nitty gritty stories of the women I am spending time with, and the wild adventure we are having together during this little space in all of our lives.....amid motherhood, and responsibility, and all of it......there is a presence here that takes you over that is hard to describe.....the outside world fading into the background.....the hustle and bustle that life sometimes has falling away.....the wifi is slow......the experiences rich......and the days have been so long but so lovely....I am two hours behind here too and adjusting to that too...but this morning finds me up a little earlier on my own due to my body clock and with time to reflect at the absolute magnificent gift this truly is........amen xoxo