God’s World, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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O WORLD, I cannot hold thee close enough!
Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!
Thy mists that roll and rise!
Thy woods, this autumn day, that ache and sag
And all but cry with colour! That gaunt crag
To crush! To lift the lean of that black bluff!
World, World, I cannot get thee close enough!

Long have I known a glory in it all,
But never knew I this;
Here such a passion is
As stretcheth me apart. Lord, I do fear
Thou’st made the world too beautiful this year.
My soul is all but out of me,—let fall
No burning leaf; prithee, let no bird call.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay

I thought of this poem when standing here. I am so grateful for poets! Words fail me so often.

I am standing on Mt. Allison gazing at Mission Peak, and beyond it Monument Peak, and behind that Mt. Diablo. It was hard work getting here but worth every step.

Hike stats-
Total miles 8.36
Total elevation 2,552 ft
Total time 4hours 30 mins.

My route and stats you can see here:
connect.garmin.com/activity/116743145

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35 @ 17mm| f11| 1/200 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod
Fremont, CA