Agent of Entropy [Senryū]

Photograph of cairns along the trail of the Taroko Gorge hike in Taiwan.
stone stacks line the trail:
a thousand hikers suppress
the urge to kick.

Trail & Creek [Haiku]

the trail is straight;
the creek meanders —
trail feet — creek mind.

DAILY PHOTO: The Well-worn Path

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Photograph of the well-worn trail up to Netravati Peak in Karnataka, India.

Grazing Deer [Senryū]

grazing deer
pays hikers no heed:
too noisy for threat.

Nature’s AC [Haiku]

Photograph of a small cascade between and around mossy rocks taken on the Kolsay Lake hike in Kazakhstan.
water rolls past
moss green rocks;
hikers pause in cool.

DAILY PHOTO: Tall Pines, Kolsay Lake

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Photograph taken from a mountain trail around the Kolsay Lakes in Kazakhstan with tall evergreen trees in the fore and lake and valley in the rear.

DAILY PHOTO: Valley, Boz-Salkyn

Photograph of valley with yurts in Boz-Salkyn, Kyrgyzstan.
Photograph taken on the Boz-Salkyn trek, south of Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
Photograph taken down the mountain at Boz-Salkyn, Kyrgyzstan.

Vanishing [Haiku]

Photograph of a streambed and cloudy mountains take on the Annapurna Sactuary Trek in Nepal.
moving up valley,
fog thickens until there
is only the step.

PROMPT: Best Thing

Daily writing prompt
Which is the best thing to do in your city?

I’m fond of the hiking trails.

DAILY PHOTO: Lake Hartwell

Photograph of a little Island in Lake Hartwell.
Photograph of blue sky over Lake Hartwell. Taken in Georgia.