Category: Jesus Sees the Wilderness

  • Views over Honeoye Lake from Harriet Hollister Spencer State Park, New York

    Rest in the Storm

    I wrote last week about turning our faces to the storm – facing it so we can see what is…

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  • The Swiftcurrent Pass Trail just above Swiftcurrent Creek in the Swiftcurrent Amphitheater, Glacier National Park, Montana

    Face to the Storm

    Last summer, I had the special treat of hiking to the Swiftcurrent Lookout with four amazing group members (some of…

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  • Views toward Mount Baker from North Cascades National Park, Washington

    Mountains and Valleys

    I love mountaintops.  Most of my favorite hikes have been high-elevation – peaks overlooking the mountains, ridgelines with views to…

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  • The Upper Falls in Letchworth State Park, New York, under the new rail bridge

    Pleasure in His Purpose

    Eric Liddell, the British sprinter who broke world records at the 1924 Olympics, once said, “I believe God made me…

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  • Views of the Sierras from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park, California

    Creation is Not Our Salvation

    In the hiking communities I’m blessed to be a part of, I hear many comments about the wilderness.  They talk…

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  • On top of UN 12812 above Independence Pass, San Isabel and White River National Forests, Colorado

    The Narrow Road in the Wilderness

    I tend to lump wilderness trails into two categories: 1) The trails that are wide and crowded, and 2) The…

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  • Looking upcanyon toward Toroweap along the Lava Falls Route in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

    Eyes for God’s Beauty

    I read an interesting quote by John Muir yesterday.  He said,   “God never made an ugly landscape.  All that…

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  • Looking up at the upper tier of Zapata Falls, Colorado

    A Different Perspective in Darkness

    I’m convinced that one of the reasons people love to watch the sunset is because they enjoy watching the changes…

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  • Slot Canyon Musings

    Guest post from one of my group members… because honestly, this is not my method with slot canyons at all!…

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  • Sunrise over a primitive backcountry car campsite in Big Bend National Park, Texas

    Darkness is for Rest

    There is a lot of talk about “dark times” in our Christian churches today.  You even hear it spoken of…

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