Now I remember ...

Today consisted of a 5-hour round trip to give a 1-hour training to prosecutors. I was not looking forward to the drive and the day had already started out a hassle when our car broke down on the way to dropping off the girls.

But then I remembered.

Easily 100 miles each way of my drive was wall-to-wall evergreens, picturesque lakes and waterfalls, mountain passes (some of which were still peaked with snow), cute cabins, relatively few cars and even less people.

Then I remembered the day-hikes, the camping trips, the mountaineering, the mountain biking, the snowboarding, and the rock-climbing we used to do out here.

Ah yes, I now remember why we came back!