Elaine Hughes-Dobles

In 2013, Elaine Hughes-Dobles retired from twenty-five years as a psychologist to work and live in The Grand Canyon National Park. From there, she renewed her life-long interest in writing by sharing her Grand Canyon experiences, observations and the canyon’s rugged beauty with family and friends who were surprisingly interested. Elaine now lives with her husband, Max on a small farm in SE Pennsylvania writes, gardens and plants trees.

Cape Solitude Sojourn

Perhaps it is the angle of light, turning the beige and gold carpet the same color as the dried grass outside my window that sparks this peculiar déjà vu.

Perhaps it is because that grass gently bends in the breeze, just like the grass did on the Cape Solitude Trail ten years ago on another October day when we were lost, obvious tenderfoots in an alien landscape.
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