Every once in a while, I get hung up on a word or phrase and wonder at its meaning. Recently, I was mulling over the meaning of “Live Your Joy.”

The back story: I was given a deck of oracle cards called Angel Prayers by Kyle Gray. I love these cards. The artwork has a modern, superhero feel, they are colorful and eye-catching, and their messages are simple and to the point. I decided to start using them nightly, mostly to break them in. Since the deck is new, the cards are stiff and still stick together in all their glossiness. Shuffling them a few times every night will eventually give them a worn-in feeling, more pliable, easier to shuffle and handle.

I recently posted a picture of some paragliders from a place at which we were boondocking outside of Salt Lake City. Flight Park State Recreation Area on Point of the Mountain is a popular location for those with parachutes and hang gliders. They take flight as the sun begins to rise over the mountain tops, and they glide with the wind until the sun sets. I enjoyed watching and capturing on camera some of their preparations, their struggles with the wind as they took off or landed, and their playfulness in the air.

Thank you for following Riveting Journey’s blog! When it comes to building this website, I’m a “Jack (or Jill) of All Trades, Master of None” ~ meaning that quirky things happen behind the scenes with this website that sneak up on me and can take me a little while to solve since I don’t know why they occur!

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I apologize for this brief intrusion on your day, but I hope you will enjoy our two latest posts: Our Stay at “Unhenge Park”! and To Fall In Love With A Rainforest.

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Again, thank you for following our travels around the U.S.!

Richfield, Idaho. Population 485. A laid back, central location to points of interest. Only 50 minutes from Craters of the Moon National Monument in one direction, Twin Falls 30 minutes in another, and Sun Valley just one hour away.

Richfield is the kind of place one grows up in or marries into. It’s not the type of town to which people flock to visit or live. There is no quaint downtown with antique shops, souvenir stores, or freshly-made fudge. But the townsfolk are friendly and are happy to share their stories. They greeted us with kindness but were probably happy to see us leave after our four-day invasion.

Years ago, a dear friend introduced me to an album, The Music of Olympic National Park by Mars Lasar, nature sounds from the Olympic National Park (ONP) mixed with mind-relaxing, dream-enhancing orchestral music. We played it frequently while working, and I eventually bought a copy for myself—one of my favorite albums of all time. I knew that when we got to Washington, visiting Olympic National Park was a top priority for me. And it did not disappoint, exceeding my expectations, and I was not ready to leave, even though we extended our trip by a couple of days.