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Tag: Mountains

  • River to Ridgeline

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    Today’s wilderness wander began in lush deciduous forest by river’s roaring rapids . . . wound ever upward through silent, spruce scented boreal forest . . .  finished 4,000 ft. above on alpine ridgeline, tinged with fall’s first reds. Throughout life I’ve been blessed to travel and behold the wonders of 9 different countries on…

  • Seasons Transition

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    Fresh snow dusting the mountains, yellow tinged leaves . . . Last Frontier signs of Fall all knocking on Summer’s door. “To everything there is a season, and time to every purpose under heaven“. – Ecclesiastes 3:1

  • Twilight Masterpiece

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    It’s now dark by midnight in the Last Frontier as each day shortens by about 5 1/2 minutes, but the endings are spectacular beyond words! Here’s tonight’s11:30 PM finale masterpiece viewed from our deck.  “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands“. -Psalm 19:1         …

  • Glimpsing Eternity

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    On a clear day you can see forever! Wish y’all coulda’ joined me today climbing up high among His mountain cathedrals. I M Blessed . . . May U B 2                                +                  …

  • Waters

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    Fred D
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    Calm/Swift . . . Clear/Muddy . . . Turbulent/Tranquil . . . water is a metaphor of life. Such were where my thoughts drifted on today’s wilderness wander pondering the day when, with those gone before me, I will forever contentedly wander beside the river of “pure . . . clear as crystal “ waters.…

  • 1,000 Words

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    Let the pictures speak them

  • Single Moms

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    A couple of single moms with their kids have taken up residence here along with their kids in exchange for shrub pruning and weed control . . . a Win-Win situation 😊

  • Prince William Sound

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    Fred D
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    Three days of rainy weather tends to dampen one’s spirits. Three days of rainy weather aboard a friend’s boat, rocked to sleep each night on gentle waves, encircled by the magnificent wonders of Prince William Sound’s lifts one’s spirits. Top it off with a stringer of sockeye salmon, and  . . . Life is Good!…

  • Sunshine, Rapids, Shoulders

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    The photograph was taken the on a wilderness-wander the other day portraying the ambivalence of life’s journey . . . there will always be sunshine above, and tumultuous rapids below. The picture depicts sunshine’s Hope. A recent totally unexpected, upsetting event threatened capsizing in discouragement’s rapids, but Grace kept me upright.  A quote came to…

  • Trumpeter Swans

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    Homo sapiens or Cygnus buccinator, no matter the species newborns are universally considered cute and adorable . . . even I was cute once back when dinosaurs roamed the earth 😊. This afternoon I was blessed paddling my canoe around Fish Lake photographing Mr. & Mrs. Trumpeter and their three new signets. Keep Looking Up…