Someone recently asked me how I would like to be remembered. I had never really thought about this before. This image is my attempt to answer to the question. 

Here I see myself spending a long weekend hiking across a gently sloping, endless  field of wildflowers and butterflies, into a sunrise partially obscured by cotton candy soft clouds. 

My pack contains enough essentials for a long weekend: the usual overnight gear (bedroll, stove, cookware, water filter, toiletries, raingear, etc.), pencils and papers to write and sketch on, and a small camera. As this is a fairly short trip it would be proper to bring along a large loaf of hearty dark bread, a thick wedge of tangy cheese, and a bottle of properly aged wine. After all, Just because I am traveling in the wilderness does not mean that I must travel in an uncivilized manner.

A Bryce 5 Landscape with a bearded male backpacker figure made in Poser 4. Final editing done in Paint Shop Pro 7. This is possibly my most dramatic sunrise to date. Originally the figure was in full silhouette. I experimented further and came up with this arrangement which I  prefer.  The way the light strikes the edges of the figure hints at what is hidden in the shadows and makes for more of a three dimensional effect.. 

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