Gummy Bear in the Sawatch Range

Just shy of tree line there were infinite shades of green a few angelic cascades a pair of bravado brown birds begging me for any old thing, I tossed them a bit of chocolate amongst the chocolate covered ground. They beaked the pieces and quickly flew off, somewhat ungrateful-I thought. Breaching the tree line, the apron was next. The marmots proudly displayed high pitched squeaks and thick necks They were rough and tumble and a bit edgy... but not unfriendly. The picas were shy and so very difficult to find (furry round headed stones against the talus gray sky). After hiking a dozen switchbacks I came upon a crushed emerald pond granite lined and orchid shaped living off winter's froth. I decided the pond wouldn't be nameless anymore. I reached the pinnacle and was greeted by a shiny gummy bear. Looking like a gem and at elevation, it could have been. Another hiker boasted, he was the second highest thing in the lower forty-eight. (He was taller than me). I was too tired to say anything. The panorama was humbling/the air was pinkish and pure. God was very near I'm quite sure. I re-entered the forest, sipped a cherry soda and devoured many unhealthy human things... That night I slept as if I were orphaned from death. Dreaming about chocolate birds and giant Apatite bears. When I awoke, I was no longer the tallest of anything.