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Apr 8, 2011 at 12:30 am #1721831
Thank you answering my question. Again, great job!
Apr 8, 2011 at 7:34 pm #1722235Even if I can't read the story(s) until Friday! David, well written and very interesting. Hope to see more of your work here.
Apr 11, 2011 at 8:05 am #1723109Beautiful and inspiring photo essay!
I am in awe of all of you who can do such trips! The CDT is, at the moment, something way out of my league. I can't wait to start honing my skills, and relearning old skills on shorter trails so that someday I can attempt the CDT. The photos helped me feel both the beauty and the awesome powerful size of the CDT. Thank you!
Apr 11, 2011 at 8:06 am #1723110It expands my soul.
Apr 11, 2011 at 8:17 am #1723114I think we humans need such areas to in order to keep our hubris in check, and to remind us of our proper place in the scheme of things. We are a part, not apart, and certainly not above, the Earth.
I remember on solo on my Outward Bound trip (in Canyonlands), how I was struck by a paradox that occurred to me, as I was hurrying to set up my little shelter before a storm moved in. The paradox was this: the environment is at the same harsh (it can kill us), but fragile (humankind so easily destroy it); demanding of me, yet indifferent to me and my fears. I looked around at the huge, overwhelming size of the wilderness I was in, and thought, "It is so big, and I'm so little."
It was a very humbling experience.
Apr 11, 2011 at 1:50 pm #1723278Thanks Kathy! Very happy to inspire, that's the highest aim.
I don't think that places like Yellowstone and especially Glacier are out many people's reach, skill wise (at least in June-September). The skills end is at least as much mental as physical, anyway.
Apr 13, 2011 at 3:20 am #1723911Great piece, Dave, enjoyed it immensely and makes me yearn for visiting this fine area. One day, maybe.
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