Sharing a Photographer-Hiker's Process

I once had a license plate frame that read "Paid My Dues to See the Views". It was about ROI, return on investment. I have hiked MANY challenging miles over the past 46 years (still at it), and very rarely was it not worth the effort. I think that's a selling point. Below, I'm sharing with you a post I just made to my own Facebook page, and a group that usually offers far more reactions (I usually invite them to follow me). Here's the post, with a second selling point in the last paragraph (namely I know what I'm doing, art-wise):

The thrill of Grand Canyon’s Boucher Trail nearly defies description. Hikers traverse across a steep slope on a narrow ribbon of “flattishness”, neither interested in climbing the cliff to the left, or sliding into oblivion on their right, on the trail’s descent.  Jaw-dropping views reward the occasional visitor.

On my return up the Boucher trail, to Hermits Rest years ago, I turned and marveled at this boulder that sits perched 1,500’ above Hermit Creek. Like a philosophy class, I just had questions, but no answers. How did it get here? Why did it stay here and not go further? Such is the wonder of nature.

But wait, there’s more. A graphic artist would see continuation, wherein the near ridge draws your eye down the center of interest, the large table rock stuck in a divot. A photographer should see use of the “rule of thirds”, placing the subject at the lower right of the center “cell” (think of a graphic table with 3 rows and 3 columns). A keen eye would see the distant trail that helps give us a sense of scale.

This is "On the Edge".