A Magical Day

Following a brutal day peak bagging Mt. Wow, I decided to give my body a rest with some easy cycling. This turned into a day of pure living, attuned to every nuance of the outdoors while at the same time disconnected from effort or stress on the bike. Everything was a joy…parades of pristine waterfalls, bird song, crunching pine cones under my tires, all the smells of the forest, all the breezes of varying temperatures. Unscripted, I turned on the camera and just started talking about how I was feeling, then continued from the West Side Road up to Paradise just to keep the day going. It was a magical feeling of just being grateful to be alive.