For me there's nothing more exhilarating than a long ridge
walk after a steep three mile climb along a rugged mountain
path.
Love road tripping, blue grass, mountains, dreaming,
genealogy, maps, watching, kissin', thunder storms, napping,
travelling alone, travelling with Roy, jigsaw puzzles...
Three long lost friends:
Dawn Trostle came to my high school for a year (2,3?) before graduation and was part of my small group of friends. We stayed in touch for a few years after graduation and then she just... sort of disappeared. Last known address somewhere in Georgetown/D.C. But that was like... 20 years ago now.
Tom Caufield (sp?). A brief encounter with a very kind and gentle man under circumstances out of our control. Trying times, fond memories. I have no pictures but even 17 years later I see his face like yesterday. Easy... he was an awful lot like Sam Elliot.. right down to the handlebar moustache, crooked smile and sexy deep voice.. he was tall and when we stood arm in arm we fit like a puzzle. We should have tried harder but keeping in touch was nearly impossible with multiple long distance address changes on both parts..
Richard Jackson... Last contact was an envelope containing a newspaper clipping about some anti-aging/miracle cure postmarked Santa Ana, CA in 1990. On a post it note was written "Tracy. Try it. This works. R" There was no return address and I didn't follow up at the time. His health wasn't good. Often wonder if it 'worked' for him...
Truckers, Cowboys, and... roy
Long Strand one stormy late summer afternoon... West Cork.
Franconia Ridge. My favourite in all the Appalachians... White Mountains, NH.
Boot Spur Trail. Enroute to Mount Washington... White Mountains, NH.
Moody mid October day. Gougane Barra, West Cork.