Dark Wood And Cool Moist Mountain Air.

….“The sun is shining on the dark wood through the window shade, but even with the shade drawn I can sense that we’re near mountains. There’s mountain air in this room. It’s cool and moist and almost fragrant. One deep breath makes me ready for the next one and then the next one and with each deep breath I feel a little readier until I jump out of bed and pull up the shade and let all that sunlight in . . . brilliant, cool, bright, sharp and clear.
.... An urge grows to go over and push Chris up and down to bounce him awake to see all this, but out of kindness, or respect maybe, he is allowed to sleep a while longer, ….“

Hotel Hurzler, Pennsylvania Avenue at First Street, Laurel MT Librarian Ms. Arnold, when finished reading the above passage, explained that Laurel folks do not consider they breath “mountain air” when around their own town (3300 ft elevation).
….For any person living in Laurel, “Mountain air” doesn’t start until they really get up into the mountains over ~7000 feet elevation!

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