Savoring September at Minnewaska Lodge

The mountains surrounding New Paltz, New York are quartz filled and undulate like waves on the ocean.  In late summer, there is a stillness up there.  Though many hotels are full, there is a quiet in the air that makes them feel more private and more serene.

Disney Hall

While in LA, the heavens aligned.  Gustavo Dudamel, the thirty-five year old Venezuelan prodigy also known as "Gustavo the Great," was in town.  Rumored to be our time's greatest conductor, Dudamel was in residency conducting the LA Philharmonic.