Into the Wild

Nature tends to have a calming and yet invigorating effect on the spirit.  While spending the weekend camping in the mountains with my closest friends, I felt as though the rhythms of nature helped renew my own vitality.  Falling asleep to the sounds of the night and then waking up with the sun (or, more accurately, to the sound of a neighboring cub scout group's powertools) restores the natural balance and flow that we so easily lose in our air conditioned, alarm clock-regulated lives.  There is something undeniably peaceful about staring into the flames of a campfire or taking in the beauty of fog nestled around a mountain range.

While you're out there, don't forget to indulge a little with The Classic 'Smore:

1 marshmallow
1 graham cracker
3 sections Hershey's milk chocolate

Roast marshmallow.  Sandwich chocolate and marshmallow between graham cracker.  Enjoy.