Tag: mountains

  • Finding Home

    Is home truly where the heart is, or where the heart feels at home? The sun rises behind grey clouds infused with faint orange, drifting in the morning sky just above the distant treeline. Across the vast expanse of water, mountains rise to meet the sky, and the sky greets the mountains with tears. A…

  • Events and Cool Stuff

    An upcoming literary event and some cool websites to checkout. The summer release party for Lief magazine is June 2nd.  More information at http://www.mfinley.com/lief/ “Like a rocket in your waistcoat — come hear Heather Beatty, Barry Blumenfeld, Rich Broderick, Sharon Chmielarz, Maryann Corbett, Norita Dittberner-Jax, Michael K. Gause, Jeanne Lutz, Diane Jarvenpa, Tim Nolan, Kevin…

  • Back to writing

    A lot in the world is going on, and many events or significant milestones have passed.  Ideas and snippets pass through my mind like water, and it is difficult to choose which to fish out and write about.  What kind of tone should I take, and what, at the end of the day, do I…

  • Obstacles

    Rain has fallen the past two days. What snow we had is gone. Replaced with last year’s grass, sand, and mud, the yard is crunchy and slippery. The sun rises over naked rooftops, and bare branches reflect the light. An odd mixture of the winter month and the scent of spring. I hear bird songs.…

  • Obstacles

    Rain has fallen the past two days. What snow we had is gone. Replaced with last year’s grass, sand, and mud, the yard is crunchy and slippery. The sun rises over naked rooftops, and bare branches reflect the light. An odd mixture of the winter month and the scent of spring. I hear bird songs.…

  • Trip Updates

    An update on the trips for this year, and my training goals.  The end of June, I will be in Washington to attempt my first mountain climb, and hope the Mt. Rainier allows me the opportunity.  In order to get there, I am embarking on a more intense strengthening and aerobic routine.  Also, I am…

  • January Update

    2013 has started off like a lion looking for a meal. This weekend we will have Stone Path Review complete and ready for your reading pleasure. At the same time as the Winter 2013 issue, we are planning other changes. We will have a new, more focused mission statement. And we will have forums for…

  • 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”

  • 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…

  • Article – Secrets for a Good Nights Sleep

    The following article is from The Mountain Training School (email: [email protected]).  In the good faith department, I have known Ben, the founder and director of The Mountain Training School, for a few years and was a client of his on a trip in Alaska. I asked him if I could repost this article, and am…