big hill pond

I had the strange experience of walking next to the lake and feeling that my feet were striking dry ground that was lower than the level of the water. Impossible, I know, but it started me on a tangent of thought....

What do I - and so many people - find so attractive about the mountains? I think it's partly perspective. In the mountains, you can look down on everything below you, like flying. Contrast that to flat land where your views are always horizontal towards the horizon or up at the huge sky. Maybe?