Gift of Hiking, by Sheila Benedis

Utah Canyonlands

Gift of Hiking

Introducing our son

To mountain climbing

He started young

Step by step over rocks

Ascending mountains by the age of four

Happily hiking

 

Becoming a serious hiker as an adult

Climbing all four thousand footers

In the White Mountains

Drew his full concentration

Preferred the historic mountains of Europe

To the wide open spaces of American mountains

 

Introducing his children to hiking

Physically nourishes the body

Soothes the mind

Exercise and spectacular views

A special gift

Shared experience

Three generations enriched

 

Took photographs

Hiking Utah Canyonlands

Fueled my creativity

Inspired my interpretation

In collage

Art, poem, and photos by Sheila Benedis