On A Winter Morning

If you pull into the east parking area at Jacks Peak and start walking along Sage Trail on a cold winter morning when the sun is out, and if you're like the sun on your face when the air is brisk, you may not get too far along the trail before you have to stop, before nature calls your name. And if you like to look at nature's unfettered beauty, to catch sun on trees and hills, to hold an untampered vista in your eyes, to witness a flock or two of birds whose feathers nearly sparkle in the light as they sail on the currents, you may find your feet planted quite awhile on Sage Trail before you can convince them that, really, there's more to see, that the beauty of the dark canyon also compels.