On my last morning in Boulder I initially thought I should go run up Bear or scramble the fifth. But when I awoke Tuesday morning before sunrise neither of those seemed appropriate. So I went for a walk, not a run,  but casual stroll. The sunrise shown pink and purple on the morning clouds,  crickets chirped, birds sang, the wind rustled the grass and the last remnants of bear creek gurgle toward town. All too often in our daily lives we rush from one place to the next and forget to sit down and take in everything a moment has to offer. This was exactly what I needed, a relaxing reset and a moment to appreciate the town and trails I love.

I’d  be lying if I said I wasn’t going to miss Colorado a lot (especially my poor kitty), but there is so much world out there I’ve yet to experience and explore. Today,  9/20, starts a 5-6 month journey,  and while I have a thought on where it might go,  nothing is certain.  I’ll be in LA for the next 6 days,  after that email is the best way to reach me,  though my phone will work. I will try and update this blog with some regularity and will periodically ping my SPOT locator, to let people know I’m alive. And of course for those of you who know me I’ll be taking tons of photos and your can follow my photographic journey on instagram under the handle mtnrunner_Elee. So this is good bye for now,  but not forever.