“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
I love the Fall season. Since I was young, the Fall season represented extra trips into the mountains to hunt, explore, gather wood, and spend time with mountain people. As I grew older, it became a time to be in the wilderness when few if any other people were there. I came to anticipate and …
Great quotes from great spiritual thinkers of yesterday and today. Today's quotes are on dealing with sin and pursuing repentance in our lives. "How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?" --Oscar Wilde "Learn this lesson: not to trust Christ because you repent, but trust Christ to make you repent; not …
More Monday inspiration as we slip deeper into the Fall. These are pictures from a wilderness trip in July to the White Cloud Peaks in the Salmon River country of central Idaho. One of my favorite "secret spots" in the wild western places. Hatchet Lake and Peak 10,278 Hummock Lake Pale Columbine at the outlet …
“The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.” --John Climacus In the previous post on solitude, I described several strategies I employ to create solitude throughout my day. Starting the day with silence and solitude, avoiding any digital connections in the morning, having the first …
The high country has always beckoned me. This is owed in part to being the third generation of my family to live in the central Sierra Nevada. It also extends from what I sometimes refer to as my "coming alive" experiences in the mountains. They started when I was a boy, going into the mountains …
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. …
Apparently, I miscalculated the amount of liquids I needed to drink while hiking six miles at 10,000 feet in elevation. I had forgotten just how much liquid I would expirate while gasping and wheezing uphill at that elevation, I suspect. This miscalculation would come back to haunt me in the middle of night. It would …
In the last post, I mentioned “some new content features” for the 1 Pursuit endeavor. Here is what to look for in the expanded format. The Adventure Blog – This blog will continue to feature posts related to the great adventure of knowing our God in a personal and intimate way. Stories from my life …
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