Over the years, an accumulation of albums, photographs, and journal entries was collected for family, friends, and personal remembrance. Much of that content appears in this area to share with you what those experiences were.
Castle Rock
Castle Rock stands in prominence across from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park. High above the Kaweah River, it is a visual formation that stands out and comes into view ... Read More
Standing Out
Sometimes you come upon someone or something that stands out. To make an impression, to influence, or to say something of meaning. By its own being, by what it does ... Read More
Sight & Sense
Here is a section of the cross country route up to Ontario Peak. With a number of observations to read what the mountain says. It speaks to you if you ... Read More
Great Western Divide
Where the wind blows through you and not just above you or around you. At elevation where the spirit of the Sierra has its best meaning. Where it's not just ... Read More
Practical Immortality
"Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take ... Read More
What Lies Below
On the descent from Vetter Mountain. Angry storm clouds can sometimes give quite the light show. Lightning that doesn't strike still gives a loud and thunderous ripping sound when it ... Read More
Long Walk Home
Alone on the long walk home. On a 12-mile loop with much of it off-trail. Along ridges, over small mountain rises and through wide-open fields. Deep in thought yet situationally ... Read More
Forest Glow
Cold wet mist throughout Sequoia Forest area. Off-trail direction and course. Limited visibility on each path over a long distance. Intercepting a trail here and there. Fog density varies, but ... Read More
