1992

6 posts

Halos Over the Highway

· Sky

I'm 10 miles outside of the Indianapolis beltway at a rest stop on Highway 70 East. One wouldn't expect there to be much beauty or significance to look at from such a spot, yet the whole area has taken on a profound atmosphere. I'm seated beneath a small…

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The Mail Boxes - II

· Outward Bound

Almost a full year has passed since last I was where I now sit: resting upon the bridge just below the mailboxes. It is close to sunset as I write. The moon is waxing past 3rd quarter, and the stream still flows strong beneath the bridge. In fact…

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A Rainfall on K2

· Water

From the top of this outcropping rock-slab, the valley below and many more distant peaks are exposed before me. Yet despite the grandeur of my view, all my attention is drawn to a tiny trickle of water that flows beneath my feet. A large section of the rock…

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Green Cove Dip Hole

· Water

I'm sitting on the edge of the dip-hole. It's a very comforting place for me. The loud, drowning sound of the waterfall plunges into the icy pool below; the dense rhododendrons arch over the pool to form a finger-like umbrella; lots of water in perpetual motion, yet the…

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Porch Sitting

· Outward Bound

Green Cove, Tessentee, NC Sitting on the porch, looking out at the various obstacles strewn about between me ant the woods, I begin to grasp how it is that so many folks in distant towns pass whole years by simply looking at the world in front of them.…

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Zealand Falls Hut

· Land

Presidential Mountains, NH Less than 24 ours have passed since I began my trek up this mountain, but in that time, the ordeal I put myself through could fill many days if taken at an average pace. It started out rather innocuously with a hike from Zealand road…

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