Organic Refocus
In all of my pursuits to find peace in a world of seemingly increasing chaos, nothing has worked quite as well as a trip to the forest. It seems we must unplug to reconnect; slow down to move forward.
In all of my pursuits to find peace in a world of seemingly increasing chaos, nothing has worked quite as well as a trip to the forest. It seems we must unplug to reconnect; slow down to move forward.
About an hour and half after leaving Estes Park we crossed the Colorado and Wyoming state line driving north on rte. 287. We didn’t know exactly where we were headed, but we were making our way to somewhere in Medicine Bow National Forest.
An almost 10 year old, 2000 mile road trip from Denver, CO to Harrisburg, PA via the Rocky Mountains and the American West.
Photographed in Tuscarora State Forest, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 2019
For the longest time I held aspirations of moving to a narrow hemlock-lined hollow in the mountains, building a cabin and living out my days alone in quiet contemplation. Free from the distractions and hinderances of societal life, surrounded by beauty I would finally be able find peace and truth. But the older I get, the more I question the path of secluded beauty.