[MD] Clouds

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

>From: "Rebecca Temmer" <ratemmer.lists at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>Subject: Re: [MD] Clouds
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 12:38:29 -0800
>
>Dan,
>
>The clarity and courage you express are more precious to the rest of us 
>than
>you can imagine.

Hi Rebecca

Thank you so much for saying so!

>The sunrise reflecting off ice covered conifers should be enough of an
>answer for you though.

It is, yes. At the same time though, I think we as human beings have an 
innate desire to share experiences with others and so we search for words 
that allow us to do so.

>It's the people sitting in front of their tv sets who forget that there are
>even questions to be asked.

Perhaps. Still, ignorance seems such a blessing at times.

>Maybe it's time the mountains were about more than solitude...

I love the mountains. The quiet. The danger that one slip could mean my 
life. It is a lot like riding. There's no time for daydreaming. Total 
attention is required. Death is right by my side, a constant guide.

I've been going to the mountains for over a dozen years. I have never had a 
companion and oddly enough I've never wanted one until I read your words. 
That's why I go in the middle of January, after hunting season is closed. It 
is rare to see another human being in those mountains though I have from 
time to time.

>Our time of gifts is fleeting.

I sit on a bluff overlooking the forest and watch wolves chasing the deer 
down paths only they know. I see the signs of the Native Americans who hunt 
this land and I use their campsites with care lest I disturb anything and 
someone know I was there. I suspect it is similar to talking with God.

Thank you again. Your kindness means much to me.

Dan