Journey to the Summit

We were in the Great Sand Dunes National Park with hundreds and hundreds of tourists. Approaching the dunes we could see that many of the sight seers were trying to make their way to the peak of the highest dune at the front of the range. Why is it that it seems so natural for people to try and reach the top? Why do we challenge ourselves to these meaningless tasks and where on the journey do they gain meaning?

We were among the masses plodding through the sand, one step at a time, to reach the summit and it did, indeed, feel good to reach it.