Loved this post. I agree - everyone should have a mountain - a place for a bit of a recharge and regrounding. A natural environment that you feel connected to. I must find myself one... I have a few in mind, but it is difficult when you .. er.. don't have a car to get out and explore off the beaten track. It is also wonderful to see a landscape with actual rivers flowing through it. The drought in Australia has caused a lot of the rivers to dry up or be reduced to dribbles through the countryside... so it's very refreshing to see them and think - oh yes.. rivers still exist! Thanks - you brightened my morning.