zion national park : where this nerve-shattered soul went to rejuvinate

ceej flew home from italy, and the next day we were in the car

driving south to get to our red rock desert.

all of my anxieties about school and the day-to-day routines had 

too tight a grip on this soul--so i had to go "home" to the wilderness.

thank goodness ceej was more than willing to come along.

there's nothing like visiting a national park in its off-season:

you can enjoy the vast wilderness without all the crowds

and really take in something that is quite unfathomable...

it's quiet like this that i need. it's views like this i crave.

this wilderness is a necessary remedy. and so i defend it with all my humanity.

can't wait to go back to the desert...just a couple more weeks.

zion : an introduction through phone photos

what a lovely weekend we had. 

our night at the symphony was magical--ceej, faure, and beethoven in one night.

i felt oh so grateful that ceej came to zion with me the next day despite his jet-lag. he was a real champ.

i needed this little road trip to the desert.

we bought ourselves a year-round pass to all the national parks,

and we're giddy to get to as many as possible within the next twelve months.

will be back in the next day or two with "real" photos of our adventure in zion.

happy monday!