Berthoud Pass

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Berthoud Pass

In landscape, time reveals itself from the top down. The ancient sky holds the same light that has washed over the earth since the beginning. Beneath it, the mountains rise as patient elders shaped slowly through deep geologic time. The forests stand as quiet watchers on the slopes, growing, adapting, and renewing themselves through generations. And at the foot of it all, the wildflowers bloom in brilliant color, the newest voices returning each season with fresh vitality.

In this way, the land becomes a layered story of time—cosmic, geologic, living, and newly born—all present within a single moment of light.

Artwork by Julie Leidel, 2024. Gouache on Illustration Board.