a reason to book a ticket and fly

I flew to the unlikeliest of places this weekend: Kansas City, Missouri. It may not sound exotic, but oh, it felt like it was. I climbed a mountain range of clouds and explored fairy tale towers at the top. I danced in cotton ball tendrils colored peach, orange, sultry pink and purple. I dove into valleys, triangles of puffy wisps reshaping themselves in the depths. Warm shades of deepening blue enveloped me. I dipped into great fog, so dense it obscured my vision. And when the air lifted, I peeked down to see the sprawling expanse of a flat city. I watched lights flicker on - a few here, a few more there, until the whole grid shone brighter than the fading sunlight. And with a final descent, I landed at nightfall.

My head is stuck in the clouds on this Monday morning. I'm reminiscing a long weekend with college friends in the Midwest. I'm looking forward to a short work week and a long 4th of July weekend at the beach. I'm just a little groggy, feeling like I might give into a latte soon. And I'm thinking that seeing a sunset above the clouds is as good a reason as any to book a ticket and fly to anywhere.

I've launched a travel, hike, eat. repeat facebook page! I hope you'll join me there and share your photos, travel stories, and more with me, too!

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