Moments or serenity in your life?

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I've had a few, my life is anything but serene normally. . .

Switzerland- spent a late January week in Zermatt, and I skipped out on the riding one day since it was snowing very hard and none of the lift were running, and woke up the next day to socked in skies in town.

That is, until I took the gondola up to find blue skies, and a sea of freshly covered peaks above a layer of fog in the valley below. And 2 ft+ of powder.

Two weeks in September in the Sierras- not snow related, but you know, just you, your car, some camping gear, and for once, a quiet mountain range without the summer crowds. It was an unusually hot September that year (2003), and I spent two weeks hiking the various passes and lakes in the area, on my own, before joining up with some friends and summiting Whitney. The last real calm before a rather stormy next seven years.

I can't think of much, where I live though (home, not college), it is the middle of no where, just up this forest road, 22 km's out of town. So I'm always wandering the the forest, river flats or mountains when I'm at home with my dogs.

This moment is a bit different..It involved me driving this summer. I don't know how many people have driving long drives alone (800+km's), but this was my second time driving across BC alone. In July, I had packed up my car and left home (Golden) to Vancouver. My iPod decided to commit suicide by the time I got to Revelstoke. So I drove without music till the Coquihalla. I've never had silence like this. No distractions (besides driving). I loved it, I got lonely though. It gave me time to think everything over, what I had to look forward to on this road trip, looking forward to moving out of home and going to college, my ski season. Anything I could think of. It's sad kind of, but I enjoyed it. Coming back was like that too. I left Vancouver at 6 pm pacific time, drove all night back home to Golden. I wasn't alone though, I was with my Girlfriend at the time (fell out due to school). Slept for two hours a little outside of Revelstoke and got home around 4 am mountain time. Only to have to work at 2pm. Working again marked the end of my summer vacation. The end of my journey across a province and Vancouver Island. It was the best ten days I've ever had during off season. I miss it so.

Finding myself outside in the elements with nothing to do and all day to do it.

I would have to say last year when I camped out on top of my mountain with my best friend. The sun was going down, and we had a camp all set up. We walked to the backside and sat on a cliff watching the sun go down over the mountains. It was so beautiful to watch, and so quiet.

I would have to say for me, a serene moment is standing outside while it's snowing. Whether I'm taking the dog out, or I'm walking thru vail or shit, hardly anything beats snow.
Or while you're skiing. Snow is appreciated then, as well.

I love poaching the huge heated pool across the street from the skier drop off at keystone.

Every morning when I wake up, make a cup of tea, and sit outside is my serenity.

Eating breakfast in the mountains is surely a moment of serenity.

keystone last year. this totally peacefull like guitar song came on while i happened to be looking at the sunset over buffalo and red mountain. fucking amazing pink/orange sky. at the top of keystone too. amazing

Besides the shitty ass people/scene in so. lake tahoe, stuff like this will make you think a little bit.

^DOPE BRO, SO SICK.....loving this thread.

I went to ocean city with my bros last year. The sun was setting on the beach and evertything was really calm. We lit a campfire (even though we weren't supposed to) and started throwing back some beers. One of my brothers started playing his guitar and we all sat around a bonfire drinking, laughing and have a great time. It was straight out of a movie. I'll never forget that.

Another one I have is the morning after a huge party. It was about 6 o'clock (or so) and the sun was just starting to rise. The night had been really fun and really wild. We were all starting to sober up so we all went on the roof of his house and rolled up a blunt. We sat on the roof of his house and smoked a blunt while the sun rose. The colors the skies created were absolutely amazing. Now THAT was waken baken.

Smoking an L after a hell of a night watching the sun come up over the TI bridge from the top of the TI park watertower with my best friends

more like brocean city! nj or md?