:root {
    --primary-blue: #35619d;
    --secondary-blue: #6a9dcd;
    --light-blue: #b8d2e8;
    --accent-gold: #f4bb23;
    --soft-gold: #fdd677;
    --cream: #fdecc3;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --charcoal: #333333;
    --text: #444444;
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: 'Lato', Arial, sans-serif;
    color: var(--text);
    background: #ffffff;
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-size: 17px;
}

img {
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
}

a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.mq-header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 50;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.94);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(53,97,157,.12);
}

.mq-header-inner {
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 18px 26px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 28px;
}

.mq-logo {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 30px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: #183b70;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.mq-nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1.35px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mq-nav a {
    color: #333;
}

.mq-nav a:hover {
    color: var(--accent-gold);
}

.mq-container {
    max-width: 1080px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 26px;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin: 0;
}

h1 {
    font-size: clamp(56px, 9vw, 104px);
}

h2 {
    font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px);
    margin-bottom: 26px;
}

p {
    margin: 0 0 21px;
}

.mq-kicker {
    color: var(--primary-blue);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.mq-hero {
    min-height: 74vh;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.88) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,.70) 40%, rgba(255,255,255,.18) 100%),
    url('../images/about/woodland-hero.webp') center center/cover no-repeat;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.mq-hero-content {
    max-width: 760px;
    padding: 110px 26px;
    margin-left: max(0px, calc((100vw - 1080px) / 2));
}

.mq-hero p {
    font-size: 23px;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    max-width: 580px;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.mq-section {
    padding: 96px 0;
}

.mq-two-col {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr;
    gap: 62px;
    align-items: start;
}

.mq-portrait {
    position: sticky;
    top: 105px;
}

.mq-portrait img {
    min-height: 620px;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
}

.mq-text-block {
    max-width: 690px;
}

.mq-text-block p {
    font-size: 17.5px;
}

.mq-intro {
    font-size: 22px !important;
    color: #333;
}

.mq-image-quote {
    min-height: 520px;
    background: linear-gradient(rgba(31,45,59,.36), rgba(31,45,59,.36)),
    url('../images/about/mountain-lane-no-cable.webp') center center/cover no-repeat;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 70px 26px;
}

.mq-image-quote blockquote {
    max-width: 850px;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: clamp(42px, 6vw, 76px);
    line-height: 1.12;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.mq-personal {
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.mq-personal p {
    font-size: 18px;
}

.mq-full-image {
    min-height: 560px;
    background: url('../images/about/spring-water.webp') center center/cover no-repeat;
}

.mq-book {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr;
    gap: 58px;
    align-items: center;
}

.mq-book-image {
    max-width: 420px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.mq-book-image img {
    box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.14);
}

.mq-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 8px;
    padding: 13px 26px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    background: var(--primary-blue);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1.4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mq-btn:hover {
    background: var(--secondary-blue);
}

.mq-closing {
    min-height: 660px;
    background: linear-gradient(rgba(25,39,53,.44), rgba(25,39,53,.44)),
    url('../images/about/giant-tree.webp') center center/cover no-repeat;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 90px 26px;
}

.mq-closing-inner {
    max-width: 850px;
}

.mq-closing h2 {
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.mq-closing p {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 22px;
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto 30px;
}

.mq-footer {
    background: #10243f;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.82);
    text-align: center;
    padding: 34px 20px;
}

.mq-footer-logo {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 28px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: #fff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

@media (max-width:900px) {
    .mq-header-inner {
        display: block;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .mq-nav {
        justify-content: center;
        margin-top: 14px;
        gap: 13px;
    }

    .mq-hero {
        min-height: 62vh;
        background: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.82), rgba(255,255,255,.82)),
      url('../images/about/woodland-hero.webp') center center/cover no-repeat;
    }

    .mq-hero-content {
        margin-left: 0;
        padding: 90px 26px;
    }

    .mq-two-col,
    .mq-book {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 42px;
    }

    .mq-portrait {
        position: relative;
        top: auto;
    }

    .mq-portrait img {
        min-height: auto;
    }

    .mq-section {
        padding: 72px 0;
    }

    .mq-image-quote,
    .mq-full-image,
    .mq-closing {
        min-height: 420px;
    }
}

@media (max-width:560px) {
    .mq-logo {
        font-size: 24px;
    }

    .mq-nav {
        font-size: 10px;
    }

    .mq-hero p,
    .mq-closing p {
        font-size: 19px;
    }
}

.mq-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
    color: var(--primary-blue);
}

/* Optimized, cache-busted About-page photography. */
.mq-hero {
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.88) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,.70) 40%,rgba(255,255,255,.18) 100%),url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-1200.jpg");
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.88) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,.70) 40%,rgba(255,255,255,.18) 100%),image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-1200.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-1200.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.mq-image-quote {
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(31,45,59,.36),rgba(31,45,59,.36)),url("../media-20260731/about/mountain-lane-no-cable-1448.jpg");
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(31,45,59,.36),rgba(31,45,59,.36)),image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/mountain-lane-no-cable-1448.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/mountain-lane-no-cable-1448.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.mq-full-image {
    background-image: url("../media-20260731/about/spring-water-1200.jpg");
    background-image: image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/spring-water-1200.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/spring-water-1200.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.mq-closing {
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(25,39,53,.44),rgba(25,39,53,.44)),url("../media-20260731/about/giant-tree-1200.jpg");
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(25,39,53,.44),rgba(25,39,53,.44)),image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/giant-tree-1200.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/giant-tree-1200.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.mq-portrait picture {
    display: block;
}

.mq-portrait picture img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center;
}

@media (max-width:900px){
    .mq-hero {
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.82),rgba(255,255,255,.82)),url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-1200.jpg");
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.82),rgba(255,255,255,.82)),image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-1200.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-1200.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
        background-position: center;
        background-size: cover;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
    }

    .mq-image-quote {
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(31,45,59,.36),rgba(31,45,59,.36)),url("../media-20260731/about/mountain-lane-no-cable-1024.jpg");
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(31,45,59,.36),rgba(31,45,59,.36)),image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/mountain-lane-no-cable-1024.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/mountain-lane-no-cable-1024.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
        background-position: center;
        background-size: cover;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
    }

    .mq-full-image {
        background-image: url("../media-20260731/about/spring-water-1200.jpg");
        background-image: image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/spring-water-1200.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/spring-water-1200.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
        background-position: center;
        background-size: cover;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
    }

    .mq-closing {
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(25,39,53,.44),rgba(25,39,53,.44)),url("../media-20260731/about/giant-tree-1200.jpg");
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(25,39,53,.44),rgba(25,39,53,.44)),image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/giant-tree-1200.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/giant-tree-1200.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
        background-position: center;
        background-size: cover;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
    }

    .mq-portrait picture img {
        min-height: auto;
        object-position: center 18%;
    }
}

@media (max-width:560px){
    .mq-hero {
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.82),rgba(255,255,255,.82)),url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-480.jpg");
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.82),rgba(255,255,255,.82)),image-set(url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-480.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../media-20260731/about/woodland-hero-480.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
        background-position: center;
        background-size: cover;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
    }
}

.mq-book-image picture {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
}

.mq-book-image img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto !important;
    max-height: none;
    object-fit: contain;
}