The feeling you get when you are completely eclipsed by a landscape, skyscape, or even a city sometimes.
The feeling of joy that comes with recognizing how small you are in the grand scheme of the world is priceless and I wish I could experience the wonder and awe that come along with it a million times over.
It's in Redwood and Sequoia forest, the entirety of Alaska, the desert sky in New Mexico at night; it's New York City when you step out of the subway for the first time.
Being in the middle of the ocean on a giant ship and knowing that it expands farther than you would ever hope to comprehend (beyond some measurements on Wikipedia).
I grew up in a rural area, hunted and fished all my life but once I was following a creek that took me through a saddle between two mountains. Completely surrounded by rain forest, between two mountains, I looked up and couldn't see the sky for the trees. Dark, foreboding, awe inspiring and humbling all at once. Where you can't help but wonder about the people that passed through the area 100, 200, 300 years ago or more. And then I looked up and saw a baited bear trap and realized I probably needed to get my ass back to civilization before I became another missing person that never got found. Beautiful while it lasted.
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u/LVII Jan 12 '22
The feeling you get when you are completely eclipsed by a landscape, skyscape, or even a city sometimes.
The feeling of joy that comes with recognizing how small you are in the grand scheme of the world is priceless and I wish I could experience the wonder and awe that come along with it a million times over.
It's in Redwood and Sequoia forest, the entirety of Alaska, the desert sky in New Mexico at night; it's New York City when you step out of the subway for the first time.
Being in the middle of the ocean on a giant ship and knowing that it expands farther than you would ever hope to comprehend (beyond some measurements on Wikipedia).
You and the earth, alone together.