"[The] mountain apparently was glowing from the heart like molten metal fresh from a furnace . . . We stood hushed and awe-stricken, gazing at the holy vision . . . When the highest peak began to burn, it did not seem to be steeped in sunshine, however glorious, but rather as if it had been thrust into the body of the sun itself
. . . The mountains themselves were made divine."
The Contemplative John Muir, pp. 164-165
Photo: Lichen rock on Bear Lake, with Long's Peak burning in alpenglow; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; January 18, 2013
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