You decide to fill your water bottles.

You set your pack down near the water’s edge. You kneel down on the rocks and dip your two bottles into the cool water of the pool, completely submerging them so all of the air drains out with a bubbling sound. As you are retrieving them, you happen to look towards the waterfall.

The water is pristinely clear, and through it you notice a recess that you hadn’t noticed before. Admiring the way the light plays off the face, you take a deep breath and relax. The air here is cool and full of the lulling sound of water. Watching the golden flecks on the face of the fall, you feel at ease, and you settle in to just sit and watch for a time.

As your eyes become more lazy and sleepy you find yourself focusing on the middle of the fall, not focused on any part in particular, but taking in it all. It begins to become easy to picture it when you blink, picturing the ripples and facets in your mind easily even though the shards of light are as fluid as the water.

As you continue to stare, however, two specific flecks of gold begin to remain constant. They even seem to shine from somewhere within the waterfall. Subconsciously, your focus fixates on these points. You drift towards sleep, eyes becoming heavy, yet they remain.