Tetons- Think Rocks

This is likely a fossilized brain of a pre-pre-pre historic human that lived on the bottom of ancient seas that covered the Teton area hundreds of millions of years ago. I was just sitting enjoying the magnificence of a bright sunny day in Death Canyon when I made the discovery. As you can tell from the photo, the back of the brain of this specimen is extremely pronounced which leads me to believe that most of its thoughts were occurring in the subconscious - something that's been happening to me a lot lately.

I was on a trip with some spectacular folks for a nice walk and talk near Phelps Lake. We had a silent meditation hike down from the saddle to enjoy the sounds and sights of the wildness around us. It's something I need to do more often. Nearing the lake I heard some rustling in the bushes, and stopped to observe what curious creature might be experiencing the same reality of the locale. A momma moose and her baby slowly wandered out, mere feet from me, and crossed the trail at a leisurely pace to continue on their mid afternoon sojourn to Phelps Lake. The fragrance of sweet summer pollen was wafting in the radiating heat of plants and sun. After a refresher in the lake and a wonderful exchange of words and stories I headed up canyon to Explore Death (which I'm doing right now by the way).

I found a lovely spot along the creek for a cool dip to awaken and refresh my sweaty and pulsating body. It was so great to get the blood flowing and end up in a frigid mountain stream surrounded by all that I love. The boulder on the right in this photo was my companion and I did see a few butterflies as well.

After catching back up with my comrades near the saddle I had a wonderful conversation about the Hopi Eagle Ceremony and Clan from my friend Daron. He goes along with the Eagle Clan to help harvest eagle eggs from the cliffs to perform the Eagle Ceremony. I must say that I could have walked and listened for quite some time more when we arrived back at the trail head. A beautiful day in the Tetons all around.