Need Perspective? Get to Higher Ground
How elevation broadens our horizons
Near my house in Southwest Washington, there’s a trail that climbs a ridge overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. Emerging from a tunnel of fir and pine, you walk out onto a cliff. The view hits you all at once. You feel the bigness of sky. Eagles, falcons, hawks, and other birds of prey are circling below. The sun glints off the glassy…