Hiking is Good for the Soul
We drove down to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge this weekend, which is probably the closest area that has an abundance of hiking trails and gives one a feeling of solitude/remoteness. The morning was cool, so there really weren't too many people out. Aside from playing naturalist and observing minute details, my favorite thing about heading out of town like this is the silence. No vehicles, no industrial sounds or people... all you can hear is the occasional tremble of the leaves... and that odd buzzing sound in your ears which is only apparent when either your hearing is stopped up or when you are away from the sounds of society. It's funny how silence does, in fact, have a sound. I drink it up like an elixir that hydrates and refreshes my tense mind.