Herriman

Last Friday I went for a quick run before going to a Halloween party. I have to say that running in Herriman is sometimes a sublime experience - not always, but more often than you'd think. I'm going to try and describe it, but it might sound quite cheesy. It was just very nice :)

On Friday it was quite nice. I first noticed the cool October air and decorated yards as I ran through the neighborhood. I love the musty smell of the fallen oak leaves as I ran through the small patch of woods and around the lake, the sunset giving the lake and all the hillsides around a pretty glow in backlit muted browns and blues and yellows and tans. I ran a bit longer than I planned just so I could keep looking at the valley lights and changing colors on the mountains as the sun set--three temples glowing their light. And the mountains are so spectacular just being there! They're huge! The groups of deer I passed weren't scared by my running towards them. They deigned to lift their heads from the grass for a bit, then went back to their feeding. And all this to the very fitting music of Nickel Creek and my other favorite songs (When You Come Back Down, Pastures New...).

It was just very, very beautiful...I wondered how many people get to notice this artwork. We go about our errands and work against this spectacular backdrop, and it probably happens every single day! I need to go running more often :)