why i love slc: you can see the weather, the air feels and smells clean (though bike-riding is still better than driving because it could be cleaner)

the first thing i noticed when we

were out of california

is that i could see the

sky.

i could see the weather.

this is so comforting to me.

this is why i love our desert home.

you can see so much.

the nevada desert is equally as beautiful.

i never grow tired of that dry, mountainous landscape.

i hope you never make the mistake to think that

nevada is a wasteland.

this is the great tragedy of that place:

that it is being ripped apart by mining

and nuclear testing.

anyway,

when we finally reached

the cottonwood canyons

ray lamontagne welcomed us with these words:

I'm still thinkin' 'bout you

i'm so lonesome without you

and i can't get you out of my mind...

that's how i feel about this place.

it's our first love indeed.