This song is dedicated to the unbelievably great guys under whom I had the privilege of being coached at Highland High School in Salt Lake City: Roger Dupaix, Tom Kingsford, and especially Larry Gelwix who took our rugby team to the high school national finals. Lar was always telling me that I ought to put a rugby game to music.

The way Walk in the Woods was recorded reminds me of the spontaneous creative aspect of Spring. It is an on-the-spot improvisation between guitarist Michael Dowdle and myself based on a boring solo piano version of the song which I had sent to him earlier. We met and improvised together for the first time in the studio in order to capture that first time magic. I'm amazed at what happened. What was a dull piano solo spontaneously turned into a guitar/piano journey filled with the sort of wonder and discovery of a walk in the woods.

The title says it all.

Don't you love people who, no matter how serious their lives become, still manage to stay kids at heart. This song reflects the wonder, innocence and naivete of children.

With this song you have to imagine that perfect 'first run' of the season; whether skiing, snowboarding, water-skiing, rowing, or whatever your sport of choice might be.

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