Here comes the Sun 7.13.08

Genius

John Muir was gifted with words.. or at least quotes I keep stumbling upon... Here is another one that seems to capture the thoughts and feelings of not only myself, but my friends that surround me out here and our experiences...

"What is it about the mountains that have always drawn faith-seeking people?

Inanimate as ever, yet they seem to beckon to the heart to look up,

to come away,

to quest,

to learn,

to journey to reach,

to climb, to scale,

to grow,

to conquer."

A sunrisie to remember

When I try to describe the morning of the 5th of July, when my dear friend Joey and I embarked on this adventure, neither she, nor myself could finds words to describe the absolute beauty and splendor of what unfolded before our eyes. We stood, gaping in amazement at the miracle of this sunrise, remarking that the pictures could not do the moment justice but could act as a refresher for our own memories in the years to come of the magic. On a hike that provided little sleep the night before generated by our nerves and anticipation; when the alarms notified us at 2:45am that it was time to prepare for our 4am trail departure, we wondered if the view would be woth it. All I can say is WOW. This quote is the best I can do to explain my experiences of this summer thus far; a summer I will always cherish and wish to relive, over and over again in my mind.

"Once in awhile, you find a place that becomes your very own.
A place undefined.
Waiting for you to bring your own color, your self.
A place untouched, unspoiled, undeveloped.
Raw, honest, haunting.
No one, nothing is telling you how to feel or who to be."
~John Muir

"Falling" for Rocky Mountain National Park

In 13.2 Miles roundtrip today, my crew and I encountered countless cascades and freeing falls, only some of which are posted here. I hiked 27 miles btween Friday and today and love my hiking crew more and more. I never understood the best friends forever concept other than Matt, Jacquee, and Danielle but these people have involuntarily explained this to me through actions, not words.

Meeker- A hike with my brother

It's is not the destination, but the journey

$25 rental for crampon and ice axe.

Not falling down a mountain... Priceless

We slide down all this after we hit the top of the snowfield

We got a little high than the top of the snow field before we felt too unsafe and turned around. It was worth it to conquer the snow field though and better safe than sorry!!

Sunrise on Meeker hike

I love Sunsests