The mountains help us become translucent to a vaster Reality.

At Glacier, I feel myself permeated by a festive spirit that helps put the trials of life in human society into a larger perspective. So often in our daily lives, we constrict around our problems and challenges, and around our own expectations and desires. In the mountains, these become translucent to a vaster Reality, one that offers us a sense of spaciousness and freedom.

Photo: Indian Paintbrush and Mt. Wilbur; Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, MT; July 21, 2014