We haven't had one of these in a little while.

About a month ago I took my son on a day hike at Little River Canyon in Alabama. This first one is from the observation deck over the falls, which is where most people, by far, just stop for a moment, look off of, then leave. We took the trail along the canyon rim down stream until we got to the climb down spot.

We spent a while around the river at the bottom where I took him to my old favorite meditation spot from the 90s, which I'd shown him in a photo taken back then by his mother, my ex wife. After a bit of timeless exploration we hiked back to the falls from the bottom, spent a while there, then returned the way we'd come.

He's about to graduate and begin college, at which point I will depart and become a permanent /out/ist. I will very much miss his daily presence in my life, and being such in his.