The day it was 109° at home was – by a very odd coincidence – the day I decided that a weekend in the mountains was the thing that needed to happen.

The cabin had just the right amount of knotty pine paneling to make it feel like we were inside a tree. And the elevation – almost 8,700 feet – meant that it was nice and cool.

Cloudcroft, New Mexico
photographed 7.3.2023