The Great Adventure

Tobin Sorenson (June 15, 1955 - October 5, 1980) was an American rock climber and alpinist famed for bold first ascents on Yosemite big walls, in the Alps, Canadian Rockies, and New Zealand. He is considered by many the best all-around climber of his time.  His long list of climbing accomplishments included the first ascent …

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The Great (Christmas) Adventure Story

Don’t you love a good adventure story?  You know, the stories that keep you up reading long after you should be in bed.  The stories made into movies that you watch repeatedly because they are that good.  Most of us are drawn toward and into the good yarns, the good stories that capture the heart …

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Christmas, The Great Adventure

The advent of our Savior is truly a great adventure.  “Advent” is the root word for adventure, giving the impression of the arrival or appearance of something risky and wondrous.  The Advent we celebrate has a wild and risky edge to it, because our God has always chosen wildness as one of His trademarks. Listen …

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Christmas, The Great Adventure

A re-blogging of a previous post. The advent of our Savior is truly a great adventure.  “Advent” is the root word for adventure, giving the impression of the arrival or appearance of something risky and wondrous.  The Advent we celebrate has a wild and risky edge to it, because our God has always chosen wildness …

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Adventuring Again

This week, while blog posts magically appear on this page, I am out with my long-time wilderness partner, Doug.  We are cruising the Sierra Crest near Mammoth Lakes, bagging a few peaks and visiting some remote lake basins.               Here we are on our previous Sierra Crest adventure, peak bagging in the               Yosemite Park area. …

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Collect stuff, pay bills, and watch Netflix

"The Chronicles of Narnia,” CS Lewis’ allegorical explanation of our life in this world, follows the adventures of four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie.  These four children “accidentally” discover a magical world, the Kingdom of Narnia, and a host of amazing people and creatures who are all laboring under a spell of evil.  …

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