but in the grey of the morning my mind becomes confused between the dead and the sleeping and the road that i must choose.

02/05/2012

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The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. Goethe
Morning,

It was a mild, rainy day on top yesterday. I only saw 2 hikers out - the least hikers I've seen on a Saturday so far. There wasn't even anybody in the shelter! On a Saturday night! Crazy. The high was 42. The low was 39. It was 40 and still drizzling at observation. The mountain received .75" of rain yesterday.

I have become quite the shutterbug, yet did not take a single photo yesterday. It was a prototypical, grey February day. I wish we still had woodstoves up here, if only for the psychological effect. It was a great day for letter writing, sketching and carving. The only thing I noticed outside breaking the grey monotony was a brief visit from the lodge's Raven friend, Edgar. He's been shy around me, but came by while I was drinking coffee on the kitchen porch. Either he's warming up to me, or he liked my shiny metal cup.

ps: I'll be taking a brief hiatus tomorrow. The blog will return on Tuesday morning.
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Nothing can break up the clouds in a man's soul more effectively than llama photos. True fact. Top photo: Llamas taking in the view. Above: Alan feeding a lucky llama pancakes! Perhaps that is the secret to their exceptionally adorable eyelashes.
 


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Renee
02/05/2012 8:55am

Hi JP
can you tell me of all the cell phone companies, is there one that absolutely doesNOT work on top the mountain?

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Allyson
02/05/2012 9:00am

Renee,
I can tell you that US Cellular gets the best coverage and Verizon comes in second. AT&T is spotty and the rest of the phone companies are extremely spotty.

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Barbara
02/05/2012 10:54am

Hey Allyson! Looking forward to your return.

Ken T
02/05/2012 5:13pm

See You in August 2 nights!!

Sheldon
02/06/2012 4:34pm

Any particular spot on top that gets the best Verizon? I was up in mid January and got enough signal to receive a text near Rainbow/Bullhead junction them never saw a bar again.

Allyson
02/06/2012 6:57pm

Sheldon,
There is not a specific place. You have to walk around camp until you can get a signal. The weather plays a roll as well.

Renn
02/05/2012 12:38pm

Thank you Allyson!! This helps!! : )

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Debi link
02/05/2012 12:52pm

Have fun hiking Monday. Can't wait for new pictures of your adventures.

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Joe
02/06/2012 3:36am

This is a great blog. I love reading it.

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Rod
02/06/2012 12:15pm

Hey JP. I think I'm going to take back an earlier comment, which was February was sure to bring you snow. It's not looking promising even in the NOAA long range predictions. (There . . . . now that I said it, you will probably get two feet before the weekend)

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Josh C
02/08/2012 3:20pm

I would much rather see a tent than someone talking on the phone on the mountain!

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Irene B. Joseph
02/10/2012 11:04am

Anyone who can quote Justin Hayward is a friend of mine.

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