Thanks Anna!
I am lucky enough to live out in the country, near the mountains. I too like being out in nature to reconnect with my higher power. I like that you call it the Universe, I guess I see it pretty much the same way, I just choose to call it God, though I don't relate to the 'big man in the sky' type of thinking. To me God has no body, no gender, just simply is.
I need to go hiking again, we have some beautiful trails around here in the mountains and I always feel more spiritual after a good hike.