At the End of the Road

What blessing brings you to the end of the road? Perhaps you have met the community of friends that you have always sought, living the values that you hold dear. Perhaps it is the beauty of the interface between sky and magnificent mountains, the unpolluted air that heals your lungs and lets you breathe with a freedom to be treasured. Perhaps the wandering deer touch your longing for kinship with all life. Are you aware how much you love trees?   Can you remember the first one you hugged?  Are you grateful for their peace, for the protection they...

The helicopters were insistently trying to find and rescue the young woman who lost her life on Crestone Peak last week. Impeded by weather and the famed inaccessibility of her last reported location, they finally stopped when her body was spotted below the ledge on which she had reported herself stranded. The route she seems to have taken to her death is well marked. It appears to be a shortcut, but has led to many climbers’ deaths. And yet, it is still a trap for someone in a hurry to beat the  changing weather or overconfident in their ability to...