gazing upon the endless expanse, i couldn't help but feel a sense of scorn for my camera's battery flashing 'unavailable,' a cruel preexplicative to my photography endeavors here. yet, this moment of frustration became an unexpected assessment of the beauty before me, unmarred by the distraction of capturing it. here, i learned to restart with a clean slate, appreciating the view not through a lens but with the naked eye, embracing each wonder as if it were the first and last time.