5-minute freewrite Day 741 prompt: peak
Because I have lived near mountains nearly all of my life, when I see the word "peak" I immediately think of a mountain peak. There have been many impressive peaks within view of some of the places I've lived, including the peaks in the photo above. When we first moved to our current home 21 years ago, I could only see the distant mountain peaks through one window of our house. Now the trees have grown taller and I can't see any peaks at all.
When I am driving west on highway 54 here in Idaho, I can see Mount Spokane off to the west. It becomes snow-covered long before the rest of the area does, giving it an air of importance against the blue sky. I am grateful for every day of blue sky we get, because November tends to be drab, cloudy, rainy, dark, and generally depressing. Years ago, I used to go skiing on Mount Spokane from December through March, and it was quite thrilling to be up there on that peak. I think of those days every time I look up and see the lights shining on the runs that are open for night skiing. That was a fun thing to do, and I am glad I had the opportunity.