i\u2019ve never felt so small. seeing natural skyscrapers in every direction can do that to a person. the first day at sea we went into tracy arm fjord and saw south sawyer glacier. and i didn\u2019t realize how massive the rock walls around us were until i saw a zodiac next to them. we were stopped in our zodiac looking at the glacier when our naturalist pointed out another zodiac with 8 or so passengers at the base of one of the slabs of rock face. and i needed a naturalist to point it out, my eyes passed right over the boat which looked no bigger than an ant. at that moment my stomach dropped, i was able to contextualize and better comprehend what i was seeing. the zodiac was several miles away looking up at walls over a mile high. from that point forward everything i looked at made me wonder how massive it would seem if i had a scale to compare it to. to make my little animal brain understand the majesty of alaska.<\/p>\n
it felt nice to feel so small. everyday i\u2019m the center of my world, and it\u2019s easy to get caught up in everything i have going on. but to feel tiny and insignificant gave me the freedom to slow down and take a breath. to walk through a forest that predates glaciers really puts my little life in perspective. and it feels so good to get lost in the wilderness (metaphorically, hopefully never literally). alaska is a place to go to lose yourself, and i think eventually find yourself.<\/p>\n