Peace in the Unknown
I am becoming aware of the lessons and the love found in many journeys and experiences with those around me and that of my own paths. The pieces of the equation are surfacing for greater understanding with each layer’s perspective becoming known. Those seen at the time when it was first experienced, the view of it afterwards, and the eagle’s sight line understood now after seeing and in some scenarios exploring all the different aspects of it. Many of these have been into the past, through job duties, and experiences of life that stand out.
Many of the beings in my life have been asking me to keep digging beneath the surface into the emotions, into the experiences – and deeper I have gone to understand what they have wanted me to uncover. Hiking for me is often about the celebration of the mirrored steps provided by nature trails with some twists and turns feeling the same as those earlier life experiences while other new trails depict the new adventures we are taking or about to encounter.
I came across in the new area many small groups of individuals along with a small trail ride with the lead guy on a horse named Cisco and a couple with their dog who was giving me kisses, licking my legs, and leaning into me. A greater message of leaning into the love on our individual steps forward through life. I discovered several guides as I found myself on new trails in the back desert area of the park near some homes on unmarked areas of the routes. Luckily, I had known the trails I needed to take were in essence right turns, no pun intended.
It was nice to discover a sense of peace, greater understanding, and more messages from my soul and loved ones in spirit as I traveled above the Cave Creek dry river and through the unknown. Such a great way to feel in a new journey, so often there have been other feelings and sensations when encountering the new. It felt right to be here today in this way.
If you are looking for a new, longer route, this one is in Cave Creek Regional Park. Make sure to have a couple of hours as it is 5.7 miles, but relatively an easy to moderate hike with very little steep areas. You can start on Slate to Quartz, onto Flat Rock to Military and back to the other end of Slate as you head back to the parking lot.
