I love going for hikes with Ula at this age. She has only been experiencing this earth for a few years now, so everything she sees is still fresh and new. At the same time, she has acquired enough communication skills to snatch my wandering grown-up mind away from petty adult worries and bring me back to the wonders in my immediate surroundings. After a hike earlier this week, we both just had to do something to try to hold on to all the beauty we had witnessed…