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Nature
“We speak of nature, of the natural world, as if that were something distinct from ourselves and the social world we appear to have made, seldom noticing that we are in nature and never out of it…” – John Haines, “Fables and Distances”
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Welcome
Welcome to Mountains and Ice. This blog will be about nature, tackling mountains and ice, and the journey it takes to get there. I have often eluded to a deep fascination, almost obsession, with mountains and ice on here. I have had very tasty bites and morsels of these portions of nature, that have left…
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Ancient and Simple
An evening walk to the shoreline, we carry the Christmas tree to a makeshift fire pit made with ancient stones swept up from the bottom of the sea. We will continue the tradition of burning the tree and giving it back to nature. Sitting upon a rock beneath the moon with a large and thick…
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Lutsen Photos
It has been busy around here getting back to work, and working on the upcoming issue of Stone Path Review. Lutsen was good for the writing and I have been working on a few pieces, and started back on a collection of zen related essays. Here are a few photos of sunrises from Lutsen.
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Christmas Day, Lutsen
Christmas Day brings thoughts of family, friends, beliefs and what helps us to get through each day. We headed north into the cold and snow to spend the time within nature, at the beckon call of deer and raven, and fell asleep each day to the methodical splashing of water on the frozen shoreline. Rising…
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Poem – Black Horse
In scattered dreams I am Visited at sunrise Across the sea By the black horse Of myths and legend. Appearing from nowhere It arrives everywhere The echo of heavy hoofs Filling the woodlands. Its presence intimidating Its stare daunting, until You approach and this Gift from god bows Its head at your touch.
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Poem – Shift in Energy Patterns
We survived the 21st and made it to northern MN, to be rewarded with Nature’s majesty. Photos will be posted later of the sunset of the winter solstice and the guardian Orion watching over us. We are still here having survived the end of this physical place. Did I learn anything from this warning issued…
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Alaska Glaciers
Back in 2007, I was fortunate to find myself kayaking in Prince William Sound, hiking in the Talkeetna Mountains, and climbing a glacier just north of Anchorage, AK. This was my first true taste of Alaska and of glacier climbing. I was scared to my wits end. But after watching a few others and talking…
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Mountains and Ice
I have often eluded to a deep fascination, almost obsession, with mountains and ice on here. I have had very tasty bites and morsels of these portions of nature, that have left me in its grasp. I have made the mindful commitment to venture out and tackle a mountain or two, starting with Mt. Rainier…
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Poem – Who or What
Who or what is God? Thinking back… I found myself wallowing in the void, self-created and endless. Days had no definition, no number – fueled by the routine I let go of hope, giving myself in. I let the fog consume the landscape until the last light I saw disappeared and I no longer had…