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| That rock is huge. The ones dotting the coulee floor are smaller. |
One of the amazing things about hiking at DFSP is the sense of humility caused after first seeing the erratics
from the interpretive center at the rim of the coulee,
then seeing them up close while hiking the coulee floor. Adding to the magnitude of the experience is the fact that many boulders are basalt that appear to have an obvious top, bottom and side--yet in their current resting place they have been strewn about like gravel on a country road.
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| The scuplted curves of the ground create interesting horizons. |
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| Another surreal horizon. |
As I was writing down these thoughts in the sweaty sun one day, I turned away from the strong breeze and looked up to see a cyclone of seagulls towering over me. I’ve never seen anything like that before. The gulls were so high up it was difficult to see them at first, then when I could shelter my ears from the breeze I could hear the faint sound of a huge flock of seagulls. So there they were, starting at very high altitude, flying in a spinning pattern up higher and higher until they were tiny specks. I looked down at the terrestrial beauty around me and thought it useless to try to figure out why these birds were flying like that. DFSP is a very special place and if I was a bird flying by, I would probably start spinning around in awe of the scene.
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| This view made me feel like I was on the moon. Well, it was either the view or the searing mid-day heat. |
