Earth's history emerges in rocks fissured with its own esoteric art. Winding down the trail, a runner resembles a deceased friend, until the mountain's face lightens. A nest of boulders, that was hidden, was cleared and transformed by fire. No more Homeland Security! We're together in our images of the universe. Do you know what being alive means, but for biological sensations, medical definitions, legal circumlocutions and shallowly dug philosophical remarks?