When I turned 30, one of my goals for myself was to become a "badass outdoorswoman." A backcountry gal. Well, I sort of lagged on that one as I have almost always lived in cities. But I realized the other day that I am finally making this wish come true, through my class at Mission Trails Regional Park. (I'm becoming a Trail Guide.) I went on a guided hike on Sunday with a bunch of other plant and nature nerds and I felt totally at home. We watched a coyote trotting through the scrub and were all thrilled. We examined funnel spider webs, monkeyflowers. We stopped to crush sage between our fingers, to release its scent.
And it all made me so very very happy.