Escape to the Bitterroots
A sudden snow squall
Swirls in on a cold
January afternoon.
As I watch
The snow deepen,
My mind escapes
Back to the Bitterroots
In summer:
Seeing again
Pine-covered peaks embracing
The Hughes Creek Valley,
The rugged escarpments
Up Boulder Canyon,
Experience once more
That captivating feeling
Which comes to us
When we find ourselves
In the heart of wilderness.
2010
Dedication:
A Tribute to my Alta
Friends and Neighbors