Life is such an amazing thing.  Completely insignificant when taken into perspective, yet it belongs to everyone and has such substantial meaning to each of us.  Inconsequential though it may seem when looked at in the context of the universe, life has it's moments where our consciousness is elevated to a level that eclipses the scope of the universe...

What a drive!  All the way from Napa through the Redwoods (literally), by the ocean, into Oregon through Eugene and Portland before spending what remained of the night napping at a rest stop just outside of Seattle.  It is a neat feeling waking up to a view of a city where previously there was only black...