5.013 & 5.014 Oldham, Flagstaff and Chimney View Summit, Sedona
Wednesday Chimney and Friends What do you do when you arrive at shul as visitors and find that you are the only ones present. Furthermore, it was a particularly grave occasion—Tisha B’Av. To be fair, the Rabbi had hinted to us days earlier in an email that he does not usually achieve a minyan. So what did we do? We returned to the car, retrieved our chumash and sat on the sidewalk next to the shul entrance under a lamp and recited Eicha (Lamentations). Whether it was the right thing or not it certainly felt meaningful. Earlier in the day, we completed a 7.5 miles hike which was enjoyable but not worth commenting upon. Suffice to say, we were tired and ready to begin the fast. Summit Shine--the end of the day Squaw Sorefoot on summit The excitement in the financial world , which of course affects us all, whether one is directly involved or not, continued unabated today. When the markets calmed (recovered from 450 to 180 down), we left our motel in Flagstaff and headed towar...