Living near Glacier NP is such a gift. This park is one of my favorite as far as craggy mountains that shoot up into the wide sky and deep pure lakes that spread around the bases.

The very rugged I find to be the most beautiful.

I love our National Parks, however, this little gem is one of my all time favorites. And it's in my back yard.

The amount of time that's passed since I was purposefully out in some real nature blows me away. Life get's busy and you move to a different state and have to change health insurances as and get the new job figured out and find the good grocery store and get caught up in the busy day-to-day tasks.

When my Annual Park pass showed up in the mail, within an hour I was driving to the park with two visiting girlfriends in tow. We didn't go on any aggressive adventures, we just walked along the lake, sat in the sun, had a picnic, talked to some chipmunks, and soaked up the quiet and peace.

I won't be waiting so long to get back out there. This place is my home now, and I'm going to get the dirt under my fingers, the wind in my hair, and the crips mountain air in my lungs more often.

Bring on the fall adventures.