68.05 Andorra: Revisit of Pic Blanc on an almost windless day, a day we expected a decent hike, but the reward was way beyond wildest anticipations.
Most places in the world of wildernesses are beautiful. Each has its own slant (some much steeper than others, hey Andorra!) We think the full circle is traversed when one enjoys not only the physical beauty, the miraculous formations and workings, the tranquility amongst both the physical and mental challenges, but finding a place for oneself where one is uplifted from the earth and seems to meld into some metaphysical space. As oft repeated, one cannot press a button and expect to be transported into this dimension. In a way, it's rather simple because it just happens; it's also complicated because a number of steps have to be experienced for it to occur. That's the difficult aspect and even more complicated to explain. Each occasion we reach that exclusive position, which we suppose is an internal place, we know it...and feel truly blessed. Because of the concept of reality, the feeling disappears soon; one only hopes that it will return during a ...