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The Big Quiet notwithstanding, nature's splendor in and of itself isn't enough since it isn't formatted to engender, to bring forth transformation. Descriptors like peaceful, magnificent, awesome, beautiful, even spiritual abound here. But none of them come with any guarantee of transformation - in fact they may even distract from it. Transformation is brought forth by taking a stand for transformation. Paradoxically this splendid environment can lend itself to be a shield from the rigors of bringing forth transformation.
Taking this stand isn't for the faint hearted. It takes a certain daring, it calls for bringing something to the table, it demands I ante up, it insists I have something at stake. But if you plan to hide or to hold back from the rigors and the risks of bringing forth transformation, then this park (anywhere in nature actually) is a great place to come. By the same token, bringing already transformation to a place like this gives the perfect congruency of the greatest work we can do in Life, with the magnificence of creation.
The walk I'm taking along the paths of this park is around five miles. Unlike other walks on some other occasions, I'm not taking this one briskly. Rather I'm putting one foot in front of the other - slowly heel and toe. Time's no object. The idea is to savor every step, every moment. This could last forever. Or longer. I've got time. Every foot's a new vista, every step's a new country. By the way, so's Main Street USA. It's just more obvious, more immediate here.