Rooted Together Base of a Giant Sequoia, courtesy of the National Park Service. “…that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.” --1 Corinthians 12:25–26 Above ground, giant sequoias appear almost impossibly self-sufficient. Their trunks are massive. Their crowns rise hundreds of feet above the forest floor. Some have stood

Just because the mountain says no the first time, doesn't mean you can't try again. When the Mountain Says No The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. --Proverbs 22:3 Longs Peak is one of the most iconic climbs in Rocky Mountain National Park, but no one mistakes it for an easy one. The Keyhole Route stretches nearly fifteen miles round trip, climbs more than 5,000 feet, and crosses long sections of exposed terrain where weathe

Darkness Isn’t Stone Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. --Psalm 23:4 Black Canyon of the Gunnison is not the canyon David had in mind when he wrote Psalm 23, but you could hardly blame him if it were. Black Canyon is narrow, steep, and deeply shadowed. The National Park Service describes it as having some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires i