Nature in every form is my elixir. Love backpacking/hiking, the wonder of what's around the next corner or over the next hill; photography; animals, with a passion for mountain lions; love the longview and the down-the-throat-of-a-flower view; making music; folding handmade Japanese papers into art; haiku; reading, non-fiction and some fiction; learning about and interacting with other cultures; and anything else that hints of adventure, oh, and lemons.