Walden pond

<p>&lt;p&gt;A very special place near Concord, MA. This was the pond that inspired Henry David Thoreau to build a cabin and seclude himself in the forest. He kept a journal of his encounters while living bear the pond and surrounding forest eventually turning them into a book called Walden.</p>
<p>This area is simply a stunning bit of nature. The trees were in a variety of fall stages from green to yellow to orange-reds. The pond is about 1-1/2. Miles around and crystal clear reflecting all the surrounding colors. A picture will not truely capture this place.&nbsp; </p>
<p>There is something about the experience that a video, photo, or eye witness account will never give you. The smell of pine needles, fish, and rain. The feel of the light raindrops and leaves and rocks under my shoes. The sound of the wind rustling leaves, my shoes crunching them, people talking, birds chirping, and gentle lapping of water against the sandy beach. Every tree a different color. Combine with the vibrant Autumn colors and reflective pond you get a serene atmosphere. I just wish I'd had more time to be here taking it into my very being, done to my bones. Well maybe next time.

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.”  Henry David Thoreau