“In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world – the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.” — from John of the Mountains (1938)
Posted by: jakinnan | November 15, 2011
In God’s Wildness
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Posted by: jakinnan | November 15, 2011
11/11/2011 Scripture
When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!” When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.
John 6:14-15 NLT
–http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptanderson/5924011824/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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Posted by: jakinnan | November 14, 2011
Sabbath Rest After the Storm
The second, third, and fourth belonged to a genus of days slightly cloudy and calm-rest days after all heavy storm work is done, when the very torrents are soothed to gentleness, and Sabbath rest and the confidence of settled tranquility beam from every feature of rock and sky.
-John of the Mountains – Pg. 41
–http://williamweilixu.blogspot.com/2010/05/yosemite-valley-us.html
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Posted by: jakinnan | November 14, 2011
11/14/11 Scripture
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command: Love each other.
-John 15:15-17 NIV
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Posted by: jakinnan | November 13, 2011
Explosive Strength
Hiking Exercises: Get Explosive Strength
Tackle big miles with this essential exercise.
by: Kristin Bjornsen, Illustrations by Bryon Thompson
Get explosive strength with this exercise.
Nothing beats squats. Wearing a weighted pack, stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Lower until thighs are parallel with floor; keep your spine straight. Do three sets of six to 12 reps.
Variation From the squat, jump as high as possible; bend your legs as you land.
Posted by: jakinnan | November 13, 2011
Friends and Climbing
I celebrated this day by thinking of my friends and climbing into the heaven’s blue on the crown of El Capitan by a new route. The valley with its rocks, streams, and shadows lay sublimely at my feet.
-John of the Mountains – Pg. 40
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Posted by: jakinnan | November 12, 2011
Prevent Blisters and Frostbite
Prevent Blisters
Todd Arndt, M.D., long-distance hiker and ER doc
While thru-hiking California’s John Muir Trail, I let sand and dirt get in my lightweight hikers. I ignored the subsequent blisters, figuring I’d just walk through the pain. I did, and paid for it. It took two months and a dose of antibiotics to heal. Now I wear ankle gaiters, opt for shoes that keep grit out, and stop every few miles to air my feet and preemptively tape hot spots.
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Prevent Frostbite
Chris Thomas, mountaineer
When I was 18, I took my first big alpine climbing trip to the Moose’s Tooth in the Alaska Range. We went in the early season to ensure the best ice conditions, and, not coincidently, it was bitterly cold. Not knowing any better, I thought wearing two pairs of socks instead of one would keep me warmer. Within 20 minutes of leaving the tent, my toes were completely numb, the circulation cut off by the now-too-tight boots. We were successful on our route, but despite my best efforts, my feet never warmed up until we got down from our climb almost 20 hours later. When I finally took my boots off, my toes were completely frostbitten and black. That happened in early April, and well into summer the smelly rotten skin was flaking off in big chunks. To this day, I still have very little feeling in my toes.
What other measures could Chris have taken to prevent his frostbite?
–http://www.backpacker.com/survive_frostbite_blisters/survival/16057
Posted in Weekly Survival Skill | Tags: Alaska, earth, enviroment, health, hiking, life, personal, photography, photos
Posted by: jakinnan | November 12, 2011
Yosemite Sky
The Yosemite sky is calm and blue without a cloud, and most our Christams snow has been taken back. The thin sunshine is dissolved into a grand display of waving irised colors in the spray of Yosemite Falls. The whole stream for a considerable length seems to be transformed from snow white to the substance of a rainbow.
-John of the Mountains – Pg. 40
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Posted by: jakinnan | November 12, 2011
11/12/2011 Scripture
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
-John 8:12 NIV
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Posted by: jakinnan | November 11, 2011
Yosemite Fall
During the night preceeding this blessed day a great quantity of rain fell-rain to the valley, snow to the mountains. Yosemite Fall was living again with the full throbbing glory of prime-louder sprayed with divine shafts of song, deeper grew the intense pressed of whiteness of the clustered meteors.
-John of the Mountains – Pg. 40
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