Serenity now

I hear the sound of the city in my sleep, the steady whoosh of a distant freeway making its way through my bedroom window. It’s the price we pay for living near the urban center. Sometimes it seems too great a price to pay and I make a run for the river.

The American River Parkway is a trail system that runs hidden through numerous cities. Folsom, Fair Oaks, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento. Choose paved or unpaved, both are scenic. 

The trail glides under busy streets and parallels the winding river on its steady slow descent down, down, down. I’ve been here before, years ago, on this same path, eyes out toward the river seeking serenity. Before I know it, it's all around me.