Isn't It Flat Out There?

It felt good to get back to some of my routine after having been gone. A good friend of mine lives about an hour northwest of me. He's a brand new father, doing the daddy daycare since he works at night. His Brown Belt test in BJJ is coming up soon so I have been going to his home training room to act as an "Uke." In other words, a practice dummy.

As I drove home I found myself winding along the ridges of the Driftless. I stopped to take this photo of Blue Mound State Park from the west. I cannot think of a better way to answer the common question I get when back in Pennsylvania, "Isn't it flat out there?"

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Trail Through the Clouds

With an elevation of around 2,700' (835m) the Laurel Summit rises like a wall running North-South. The clouds bunch along the ridge line, shrouding us in mist. The continuous sound of dripping water from the trees into the many standing, tannin stained pools tattoo out a rhythm. The soft, diffused light emphasizes the vibrant greens of the many mosses that cling to the trees and line the trail. They muffle our steps so we can hear the tiniest of birds as they flitter through the damp forest winds.

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