Zzzz. Crackle. Laughter. Have you ever taken a moment to step back from your crazy life to appreciate the beautiful, yet mysterious nature that surrounds us everywhere and everyday? For the past few years, me and my family have been going camping with my cousins, aunts and uncles in upstate NY. My uncle owns large property there... but it is basically in the middle of no where. Still, every year during the middle of the summer we go and basically eat, explore, bond, and have fun. So about a month ago we were just there and I can remember this one night where I was able to have a true moment with nature. I want to say it was about 6:00 p.m. and the sun was just setting. The sky looked so beautiful and peaceful with its large array of warm blending colors. I really had to just sit back and take it all in for a moment. I was able to forget everything that was going on in my mind and just appreciate the serenity displayed before my eyes. It made me question how something like that just happens and can have an effect on people when they take a second to see it.
Like our previous nights, we sat around the campfire, roasting s'mores, telling stories, and acting silly. On our last night there my dad turned and said to me "look up". The sky was pitch black with glistening white stars of all sizes right above my heard. It was so clear and vivid that I felt I could reach up and touch the stars. I could totally get lost gazing at them, thinking what lie past them. All the noisy voices surrounding me quickly became mute and I was lost in my own world for a second.
Indeed at times it can get boring up there, and when I tell you its in the middle of no where it really is. But, the one thing that you can do there and no where else is truly value your surroundings and acres of endless nature that lie ahead of you.
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