Elk Camp Trail foray

Life recharged.....again!

This last weekend was an opportunity for me to appreciate, sense, and enjoy the woods again. While Andrew and I were only getting wood not more than a 1/4 mile off Hwy. 199, when I am out of sight of the highway I can feel and understand the wildness of the outdoors. Wilderness and the out-of-doors is a medium for magic, much like water is for electricity. In this world of control, wilderness is a place of magic, a place where we are not in control.

The evening was a time of twilight mirage, a time where we can imagine without needing to prove our visions and revelations. A time to see without believing, a time to believe without proving.

It's OK, my Carbon Credit footprint savings have been offset by Andrew's new, used (oxymoron) PU.

Hey, if countries of the world can buy and sell their alloted carbon credits, I guess, that I, as a citizen of Earth, should have some entitlement to do that too.

It's a 2004 Dodge Ram 4X4 Diesel with EVERYTHING, except butt-warmers. In spite of this, I did say that I'd offer to pull him out of any tight spots he gets into with my ZAP.

We went up to cut wood and even in 4 wheel drive backing up with a full load of wet wood (easily 3,000 lbs.) it didn't even rev up past an idle. His ashtray probably has more horsepower than the ZAP.

Getting wood in Andrew's truck

In case there's any question, I'm the one in front without the 'girlish' figure.
Jim

4th of July 2007

Lyon's Ranch spring '07

My 50th birthday present from "The Guys."

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