Supersize Me

It is very hard to judge distance and size here. Last weekend, walking out to Mendenhall glacier took about twice as long as I expected. Today I saw a pine tree twice as tall as a four story house. I am used to understanding scale based on buildings. I live in a place where man made objects dwarf the natural world. Trees in DC seem intrusive, and definately out of their element. Here, buildings, and in fact people feel like the strangers. It is a little humbling.12:34 am edt