“Give me the comma of imperfect striving, thus to find zest in the immediate living. Ever the reaching but never the gaining, ever the climbing but never the attaining of the mountain top.” — Winston Graham
While this tiny creek is too small to make most maps, it makes it on the list of my favorite places. -- Photo by Pat Bean
Travels With Maggie
Wyoming's Grand Teton, photographed at the end of a hike to Taggart Lake, makes my long, long list of favorite places. -- Photo by Pat Bean
I get tongue-tied when people ask me what’s my favorite place among those Maggie and I have visited in our RV travels.
How do you name one among so many?
I’ve discovered beauty and awesomeness everywhere I’ve gone, from coast to coast and border to border.
I’ve ridden to the top, in a tiny cramped ball, of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, crossed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, stood beneath Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln at Mount Rushmore, and gazed down on New York City from the top of the Empire State Building.
All these places were awesome.
But just as grand and beautiful in the eyes of this nature-loving old broad have been all the nature refuges, lakes, mountains, rivers big and small and even the trees, especially the redwoods, that Maggie and I have visited.
Yes. Perhaps that’s the answer. My favorite place is where Mother Nature resides.
Bean’s Pat: 20 Minutes a Day: Saturday Morning http://tinyurl.com/6w8ce3h A writing prompt that had me laughing all the way through.
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I am glad to see Bean’s Pat has become a permanent feature of Pat Bean’s Blog.
Thanks Al. Look to get one in the near future. You have a great blog.
My only trip to the Tetons was a fifteen. I must go back, particularly after seeing those photographs! Thanks for nudging me to get out there and SEE.
I’ve been there almost 25 times. (well I only lived 5 hours a way for many years). I never tired of its beauty, especially Jenny Lake, into which one of these days I’m going to toss my Mother’s ashes.
Zion and Grand Teton are on my to-see and be in awe list! Nice post!
I nominated you for an award today on my blog. I’m really glad we found each other, Pat!
Namaste,
Beckie
What a plesant surprise Beckie. Thank your for the award. Pats on the back are always appreciated. I enjoyed looking at the other blogs you nominated, and subscribed to one.
You are so welcome, Pat! From one kid to another, you are the cat’s meow!
I think I’ll take a vacation from mom duties and join you for a month of mother nature. Best place to be, love it.
What fun we would have.
The creek looks beautiful. I would want to sit there for hours just absorbing is peace and beauty.
I’ve never been to the Grand Tetons–your picture inspires me to make plans to do it soon!
Please do. My one little photo was just a tiny drop of this park’s fantastic scenery.
You can’t beat what’s already out there, provided for us by the life of this planet can you? It always lifts me to see pictures like these.
Thanks,
Jim