It’s sometimes easy to forget where you are when walking or driving in the mountains. The high altitude numbers can become meaningless as you are swallowed up in the forest during a hike or driving around curvy, mountain roads. It takes time to reach a proper vantage point – like a ridge or a peak -- to really take in the beauty and majesty of the mountains, and embrace them as a whole. This experience is one of the great…

Green once laying dormant now wakes from slumber Naked trees soon bud, bare bark still shows Paths of leaves split the mountain asunder Mossy rocks and stumps lay far past where the trail head goes A fallen tree that once gave the forest beings shade Wreathes roots up in the air, towards the heavens up high Frozen in time she slowly fades And makes room nature’s new births to be nigh At first a trickle, then slowly a roar Echoes…

August was a busy month at Wheel of Bliss. We are always working to improve the house and grounds, but a focal point of our work in August was to build a new firepit for ritual and enjoyment. The stone and sand utilized were all of local origin. Measuring about 4 feet in diameter and 2 1/2 feet high, the center of the pit was built with Tennessee Mountain Stone, a rough grey stone that can withstand high temperatures. The…