Teeth chattering tangled Tolkien roots,

Slippery rocks beg for brakes,

Cake batter mud envelops tires,

Precipitous drops whiten knuckles,

Boulder bridges bait balance,

Tempting undulations call for air.

A great horned owl oversees

a network of jagged berms,

As the snow-kissed mountains

Peak through the flowering poplars

Inviting bravery and inner peace.