I admire the red dust covering my boots for a moment as I lace them up. Small signs of happiness permeate Sedona. My routine in the morning stays the same: coffee and breakfast, then load up the pack with water, sandwiches, and layers. Drive out to a new trailhead. Repeat the next day.

When out on a trail, I feel my soul restoring. The red dirt trail contrasts with the magnificent blue skies, and the surrounding diverse vegetation envelops a sense of serenity. Then you look up, or over yonder, and are met with a towering formulation of brilliant red rock. It's as if Earth speaks to you in Sedona: this is how I am, this is who we are together.

We evolved to roam the Earth. Our eyesight developed to scan horizons, our bipedal locomotion to march through varying landscapes. Our circulatory system is our superpower; forever sweating and never overheating. We are destined to explore and inhabit this most glorious of planets.

Sedona reminds me of this, and that's why I always return. We have been gifted a big beautiful amazing world, full of wonder and majesty. Live within it.