I grew up in a rural part of Northern Washington. There wasn’t as much artificial light and the nights were darker. At my home, the silhouette of the Cascade mountains was present on the eastern horizon, and in my youth in the late hours of the evening, I would watch on clear nights as the moon rose above those mountains to begin its journey across the heavens. The moon fascinates me, and many emotions come to life in these first moments of the moons appearance on these night

Maturity comes with an understanding of time. While hiking with my brother in August of 2014, I came across this thought. We were hiking in the North Cascades near Ross lake on a trek called Devils Loop. The first six miles of the trail led to our first camp just under Crater Mountain. We would eventually make a six day loop that would take us around fifty miles through the wilderness. The trail started at just under 2,000 ft above sea level and ended at just under 6,000 ft.