The Poetry of Nature

"The poetry of the earth is never dead" 

- John Keats

"Serenity in the Woods", 2012
Glacier National Park, MT

During the summer of 2012 my family took a trip of a lifetime.  My husband, Al, always wanted to take a RV trip out west so we planned a two week trip through Montana and Wyoming.  Many months went into the planning of this trip but nothing could prepare us for the absolute beauty we were to experience.  

Glacier National Park was our first major destination on our RV trip.  Wow is all I can say!  We could have spent a month at this destination and still not seen everything it had to offer.  Sitting at the edge of Canada and the United States, Glacier National Park stretches over 1,000,000 acres and includes parts of two mountain ranges, over 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals.  

The day I took "Serenity in the Woods", we took a hike leading to Grinnell Lake.  As we hiked the mile and a half we were entertained with the simple beauty and serenity of nature.  "Serenity in the Woods" captures a simple creek cutting its way through the woods filled with trees, branches, and ferns.  The sunlight breaks through the trees and casts a warming glow.  When I look at this photograph I can't help but think about the serenity found in nature.  It is like a poem...it flows with such grace and beauty.   I am so glad my family had the opportunity to witness the poetry of nature throughout our two week trip...it was truly a trip of a lifetime that all of us will never forget.