Imagine....

Imagine... a dock on an empty lake

...a perfect day under a beautiful blue sky

...water so clear you can look down dozens of feet and see the rocks beneath you

...air so warm and sweet that with every breath you smell the pine duff of the forest from the trees on the shore

...you're camping next to the lakeshore, looking out longingly at this perfect water when...

...you remember that your wetsuit is still packed in the back of the camper...

...you put it on and wade out into the perfect water


Imagine

...the sound of boats does not disturb the quiet of the morning

...you hear the wind sighing through the trees and the call of the shorebirds

...you look up and see snowy peaks in the blue distance beyond

...the lake smells as clean as freshly melted snow

...your feet move carefully over smoothly rounded rocks...

...and then...

...you start to swim