“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
This week, while blog posts magically appear on this page, I am out with my long-time wilderness partner, Doug. We are cruising the Sierra Crest near Mammoth Lakes, bagging a few peaks and visiting some remote lake basins. Here we are on our previous Sierra Crest adventure, peak bagging in the Yosemite Park area. …
Nearly three years ago, on a sunny Saturday morning, I had just finished a long weekend run. As I stood in the kitchen drinking a Powerade, my phone rang. Looking at the California number on the ID and calculating the time difference, I knew before answering it that bad news was coming. And I was …
Don’t you love a good adventure story? You know, the stories that keep you up reading long after you should be in bed. The stories made into movies that you watch repeatedly because they are that good. Years ago I largely stopped reading fiction adventures. Instead, I have maintained steady diet of true-life adventure stories. …
Continuing with the story of Tobin Sorenson from the previous post. I met Tobin in 1978 when he was at the pinnacle of his climbing career. Several things impressed me immediately. He rarely talked about his climbing unless asked. He had a look in his brilliant blue eyes that spoke of passion, focus, and commitment. …
One Pursuit 