ICE MOUNTAIN, Westface, North Wallowas, Northeast Oregon (the so-called "Matterhorn")— nearly a 1000 m, [click photo for next . . . ]
of beautifully vertical Martin Bridge Formation, with its striking
granite-gray to snow-white banded limestones & marbles. (view into Hurricane Valley below... topo map)...
According to my Northside friend, photographer and mountain runner, Joe Whittle, the renown photographer, David Jensen, climbed the Westface twice
back in the 1960's. I've read about these ascents, but I think they were, although I'm
not sure, quite a bit to the left, or south, of this view. Send your stories!
Every pattern is like a story.
Every story is like a path.
And every path is like a stream,
not of water,
but of meaning,
of relationship.
THE LITTLE CLAVIER please preview 150 of 631 pages
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Trust is . . . the pure, clear water we drink
from a mountain stream, without doubt,
without hesitation;
Trust is . . . the simple house of wood we build around
a deeply rooted tree, bedstead still standing on
rough granite, unmoved, awaiting the pilgrim's
return;
Trust is . . . the rope between two climbers,
double anchor of friendship we know will
hold the falls that are sure to come.
VERTRAUEN IST . . .
. . . Bruno gewidmet
Vertrauen ist . . . das reine, klare Wasser, das wir
aus einem Gletscherbach trinken, ohne Zweifel,
ohne Zögern;
Vertrauen ist . . . das einfache Haus aus Holz, das wir rund
um einen tief verwurzelten Baum bauen, das Bettgestell auf
rauem Granit stehend, unverändert, in Erwartung
des Pilgers Rückkehr;
Vertrauen ist . . . das Seil zwischen zwei Kletterern,
Doppel-Anker der Freundschaft, der die Stürze hält,
die ganz sicher kommen werden.
Special thanks to friend,Ruth Kaupe, who
helped me smooth and straighten out my, I fear,
hopelessly crooked German grammar.
i normally never say who poems are dedicated to,
but here, I'll make an exception: Bruno Müller, friend, old climbing buddy,
writer, finder of beautiful crystals, guide, and rock climber extraordinaire.
Check out his equally amazing website here: .
X.16.2011,
Camp Lost & Found,
Eagle Cap Wilderness
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