Mountain Chain Interrupted

I went for a bike ride today to get a break from studying. I biked up Highway 1 and over to Los Osos. I was captivated by the beauty of all the surroundings especially the estuaries and the winding streams that run through them. As I continued on I began to get tired and turned off the road into a street that was empty. I began to look at the hills and I noticed that they were a little different than what I am used to seeing. These hills that comprise of the seven sisters seem to be taking on something new. It might be because the rain has brought new life to the hills and the greenery has begun to spring up and overwhelm the rocky sides with soft life as supposed to the dry jagged rocks. It is a beautiful sight to see, as my eye traces up the ridge, my vision becomes obstructed by a low cloud that passes over the top of the mountain. The edges of the mountain are softened and it blends into the cloud. I continue to gaze upon the mountain and notice the amazing colors of the patches of rocks that still remain uncovered by the spring growth. As time passes, so do the clouds, and to my astonishment I see power lines coming over the hill. The tower is atop the mountain pinnacle, and a sense of disgust comes over me. I am angry because this once beautiful sight is now ruined with the power lines that I didn’t even see before. My eye draws down along the lines, and I see many more towers that I shouldn’t have had to see. There was a sense of natural unobstructed beauty at first glance, but once seen clearly, that has all vanished. This sight in my opinion is just another defecated landscape that I don’t want to wander into.