Jen deals with a hangover...too much Pepsi.
Goes climbing to find Jen's Pepsi supply.
Jen climbs for a top-up (with ice). Not good to be addicted...is that to rock climbing or for Pepsi-zero?
We often talk about the soul, almost as though we understand it just as we think about mental and physical issues. The latter appear pretty standard, easy to understand at a certain level but are no doubt much more complex than perceived.
Goes climbing to find Jen's Pepsi supply.
Jen climbs for a top-up (with ice). Not good to be addicted...is that to rock climbing or for Pepsi-zero?
We often talk about the soul, almost as though we understand it just as we think about mental and physical issues. The latter appear pretty standard, easy to understand at a certain level but are no doubt much more complex than perceived.
What do we understand by the soul? Because we don't know much about it, some might think of it as an unexplained sense, something that is neither about the physical or mental. We don't profess to have an answer, but we do have our thoughts and perceptions about it. Rather 'superficially', we do notice that when we find ourselves in certain quiet and unique places, we are touched by the surroundings. It often feels that we become attached to the location, joined to the atmosphere surrounding it rather than to its physical attributes solely. It is as if the components of nature, those visible and others less so, are touching us, entering our bodies, our beings so to speak, and lifting us partly from physical contact with the ground. Are those features of nature touching our so-called souls?
I often wonder why I become frustrated at times when surrounded by so much beauty, magnificent sights, its dynamism, parts that appear in a state of slumber while other aspects are in constant turmoil. My conclusion has been that it is too big an onslaught upon my senses all at once. I am constantly overwhelmed. Perhaps, just like too much strenuous exercise, excess mental exertion or stress, the soul too has a limit to its capacity to absorb an abundance of magnificence.
That should be our largest problem.
Airport loop via Bandit Trail.
Impressed by these rocks behind the airport runway. It also gives pilots a pretty obstacle to negotiate on take-off.
Chinook helicopter kicks up dust as it lands at Sedona airport.
Sugarloaf Summit and Thunder Mountain loop 2.
Some of the slopes are a little edgy...on the way to Lizard Head. We took the wrong path on the way back...that was edgy-deluxe.
We undertook a number of hikes in the vicinity of 'Chimney Rock'. The 'Climate Crowd' has stopped the City from blowing smoke through its stacks.
Solid view of Thunder Mountain.
A view of Hangover trail which shows where we were climbing in the opening 3 photographs.
Bear Mountain: A tough trail especially with ice-covering, (snow okay).
Sugarloaf Summit and Thunder Mountain loop 2.
We undertook a number of hikes in the vicinity of 'Chimney Rock'. The 'Climate Crowd' has stopped the City from blowing smoke through its stacks.
Solid view of Thunder Mountain.
A view of Hangover trail which shows where we were climbing in the opening 3 photographs.
Bear Mountain: A tough trail especially with ice-covering, (snow okay).
The snow creates aesthetic beauty and tough hiking conditions.
The snow provides an enhanced view of this amazing place.
Somewhere on Upper-Chimney and onto Sugarloaf 2.
Somewhere on Upper-Chimney and onto Sugarloaf 2.
Jen reaches the peak on a new find...a delightful climb and end position.
After we talk to this fellow, we'll know more about this move. Who knows? Position is actually much narrower than it looks. Perhaps this is a literal interpretation of "Knickers in a twist".
Cheers,
After we talk to this fellow, we'll know more about this move. Who knows? Position is actually much narrower than it looks. Perhaps this is a literal interpretation of "Knickers in a twist".
Cheers,
Jenni and Jeffrey
Full blogs to follow when the boulders release us.
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