https://pmags.com/the-peace-of-wild-things-along-the-colorado Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Mon, 05 May 2025 14:48:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://pmags.com/the-peace-of-wild-things-along-the-colorado#comment-706890 Mon, 05 May 2025 14:48:33 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=37603#comment-706890 Thank you for sharing!

]]> https://pmags.com/the-peace-of-wild-things-along-the-colorado#comment-706889 Mon, 05 May 2025 14:30:05 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=37603#comment-706889 Thanks for the beautiful message and the sentiment that goes along with it. As a native Kentuckian, I have always admired Wendell Berry. One of my favorite books by him is titled The Unforeseen Wilderness. In one passage he describes so eloquently the mere act of getting off work at UK where he was an English professor, and driving the short distance to Red River Gorge for an overnight backpack. He talks about the drive there after a long days work, the anticipation of not knowing where he will be sleeping that night, only knowing that he will be surrounded by trees, cliffs and water. He unpacks the emotional transcendence of venturing down the trail, setting up camp, and being shrouded in darkness, even fear, but profound peace. As a long time backpacker, I too have encountered the same emotional changes and inner transformations that occur when morphing between the normal workaday world into the magical world of wildness. Thank you Paul for reminding me of the gift that we have been given.

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