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

2/5/2012

 
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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.
Renee
2/5/2012 12:55:45 am

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

Allyson
2/5/2012 01:00:55 am

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.

Barbara
2/5/2012 02:54:27 am

Hey Allyson! Looking forward to your return.

Ken T
2/5/2012 09:13:11 am

See You in August 2 nights!!

Sheldon
2/6/2012 08:34:37 am

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
2/6/2012 10:57:34 am

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
2/5/2012 04:38:57 am

Thank you Allyson!! This helps!! : )

Debi link
2/5/2012 04:52:52 am

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

Joe
2/5/2012 07:36:04 pm

This is a great blog. I love reading it.

Rod
2/6/2012 04:15:00 am

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)

Josh C
2/8/2012 07:20:48 am

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

Irene B. Joseph
2/10/2012 03:04:47 am

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


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