A beautiful image from Paul Salopek's "Exploring the World on Foot" in the New York Times (2015-12-13):

... My boots scared up grasshoppers from the brittle grasses. Whirlwinds of swallows swooped to feed. And I felt it: The burning horizons were creaking up to meet me. I was walking, effortlessly, atop a gigantic ball. ...

... I feel it now all the time: a kind of hyper-attentive trance. When it overcomes me, I feel capable of walking to the edge of the world where the water falls off. ...

(cf. WalkAbout (2002-03-09), TwoTowers (2002-12-29), ExpandingUniverse (2003-06-26), TenLeagueLeyLines (2003-11-23), FifteenLeagueLeyLines (2005-01-01), Walk on the Wild Side (2008-12-16), Air Breathes Me (2010-01-13), Snowshine (2010-12-20), ...) - ^z - 2015-12-22