I am writing to you today from the summit of Enchanted Rock, a large outcropping of pink granite in the Texas Hill Country, about 100 miles northwest of Austin. The peak is about 1800 feet tall, well above its flat surroundings. The roads below run like ribbons, undulating across small creeks and depressions. Scrub oaks and mesquite dot the landscape.
Cattle cluster underneath the trees seeking relief from the midday sun.
Sitting here just taking a rest, I can really appreciate the power of visual perspective. Everything on the ground looks so tiny. In the distance, a long, low bridge crosses a wide, dry gully. It reminds me of a pc trace, suspended on pillars at a constant height above a solid reference plane. Just like I am about 100 times higher above ground than that bridge.