Ranger Twitch's Observation Tower

(fire crackling) (insects chirping) (radio chattering) On some nights, a curious fog gathers around Sleeper Mountain and only one small blinking light that can be seen for miles. This observation tower was built with this type of weather in mind. Its light can withstand the winter storms that periodically blanket this mountain with snow. But tonight is one of those rare instances where not a single cloud floats through the sky. Yes, tonight is as clear as ever and the shooting stars have begun their journeys above the treetops. A perfect evening to explore. Before we begin, let's begin with a short wind down exercise. Tonight's wind down is a visualization. So when you are ready, let's begin. So just take a moment to get comfortable. Letting go of the day. (fire crackling) (insects chirping) Enjoying that feeling of having stopped, of having nothing left to do. We're going to focus the attention of the mind on the different parts of the body, watching as the muscles in the body switch off for the night, leaving the body feeling rested and leaving the mind more at ease. (fire crackling) (insects chirping) So starting down at the toes and just a sense of the muscles switching off. The feet, the arches, all those muscles switching off. (fire crackling) (insects chirping) Same in the lower half of the legs. So any tension being let go of as the muscles switch off, shut down. (fire crackling) (insects chirping) In the upper half of the legs, any tension melting away, being let go of. Into the area of the hips, the pelvis, again, any muscles shutting down for the night, completely at rest. (fire crackling) (insects chirping) Everything from the waist downward is heavy, at ease. (fire crackling) (insects chirping) The muscles in the lower back and the stomach now switching off. (fire crackling) (insects chirping) Middle of the back, around the diaphragm, the upper back and the chest. So any muscles not needed shutting down, switching off for the night. (fire crackling) (wind whirring) The shoulders switching off. (fire crackling) (wind whirring) The upper half of the arms and the lower half of the arms switching off. The hands, fingers just switching off. (fire crackling) (insects chirping) Any muscles around the throat and the neck switching off. The head, the face, the jaw, the eyes. (fire crackling) Any last areas of tension melting away as the muscles shut down, switch off, at rest for the night. (fire crackling) And allowing thoughts to come and go. Allowing the mind and body the space they need to rest. (fire crackling) (wind whirring) During his routine dusting of the bookshelf near the radio, Ranger Twitch brushes up against a thick leather bound book he's never seen before. Curious, he thinks, as he inspects the spine for the title, the initials M.K. framed by a hexagon gleam in gold leaf on its side. With a furrowed brow, he opens the book and turns to page one. "The Mountain Keepers," it reads, written by Aurora Twitch. He's never seen this...