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Baz: "I've always considered spending time in the great outdoors as a spiritual experience - richer than could ever be experienced in any conventional church building."

Amen to that Brother!

The closest thing to it I've experienced was early one morning in a tiny little Catholic church on Kaui years ago, first communion for some local kids.
That was impactful.

Early season scent's are really amazing though, still hints of fall in last years leaves tucked here and there, then the explosion of fresh green growth smells and stream crossings always have an ultra clean smell to me.

This trip is a good test for the undercarriage, 6 miles in with a few hundred feet of gain/loss. I can do it with all the electronics at 34 lbs.
5 lbs less if I could just take a cell phone... I can't.

The parking area is popular for it's mile long trail down to Ross dam, the closest access you have to the area without a float plane or Amphicar.
The last peeps I saw were not even half way down that mile and not a soul after that until part way back the next day on the East Bank trail.

It ends up being a little over 2 hours driving and 2.5 hours hiking. I can have a nice low key morning in the mountains, not leave till noon and still be home for dinner... ok, a shower and then dinner.

This is the first video I've put together with a new version of Windows movie maker. Old version crashed and is not supported any longer. Bastages.
I like it so far, my technical skill have a ways to go... practice, practice.

This trip resulted in a divorce from what I though had become my favorite hiking boots.
They blistered the heck out of one heel on the way in... I thought I had them broken in enough to where that nonsense had stopped.
It has now, back to my Merrill Moabs