Castle_Rock

Castle Rock Castle Rock Some days I go to escape the stress and anxiety of a school day, or when coach got really sick, I went to weep, hope, and prey. Today it is my destination, as my quadriceps burn, and calves ache. As my bike veers off the paved ocean side road, and dips down the sandy narrow path, relief pours over me. Castle Rock- towering high above in natural strength, and pure beauty- I am in awe. Tossing the handlebars down, I leap toward the rock face. I glance up, scout my path, and begin to climb. It is not a long climb- just challenging enough to give one a sense of accomplishment at the peak. I hoist my tired body up onto the flat summit. Standing, I look out- my breath leaves my body for that instant, (unconsciously this happens every visit.) The feeling of being able to see out in front of you forever- nothing in your way- is frightening, and at the same time, gives encouragement, hope, and security. The massive ocean dances before me, each individual wave in sink with each other. The incomparable sound of rock, each, today, out, day, one, off, ocean, castle, below, back, am, way, waves, visit, time, though, shoreline, sandy, road, reminded, pure, paved, path, over, once, nothing, natural, mind, marblehead, look, just, hope, half, go