Summer 2022 · Film Photography/Nikon FM2
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
2022 marked USANA’s 30th anniversary.
Because of the pandemic, I attended alone this time.
I had been to several conventions before — the 20th, the 25th —
bigger, louder, more crowded.
This one felt quieter.
But somehow, more personal.
I’ve always wanted to visit the Salt Flats.
It’s the kind of place that feels too far, too inconvenient —
two hours each way just for one stop.
When traveling with a group, it never makes sense.
So this time, being alone,
I simply drove.
A small road trip just for myself.
When I arrived, everything opened up.
White ground. Blue sky. No edges.
The world suddenly felt enormous,
and I felt very small inside it.
In the distance, I noticed a father flying a kite with a child.
Such a simple moment.
So ordinary.
And yet, in a place like this, it looked almost unreal.
I thought —
unless you live nearby,
how often do you get to see a sky this wide?
Sometimes solitude gives us these gifts:
space, silence, and the courage
to go a little farther than we planned.
That day, I didn’t just attend a convention.
I came here
to remember how big the world is,
and how small — and free — I can be inside it.