I Heard Your Voice Through a Photograph

Another week gone, another post for you, the faithful reader. I had a great week on Grizzly Peak (13,427 ft.) with Central Church of Christ from Amarillo. I guided Central two years ago on Black Cloud and I was glad to have them again this year.

Grizzly is a very interesting mountain in that there is no unifying trail that runs from the trailhead to the summit like many mountains that we climb. Because of this, guiding on Grizzly is always an experience that requires my focus and attention at each moment during the hike towards the peak.

I finished reading Seymour Hersh's Chain of Command this week, which is a fascinating look into U.S. foreign policy since September 11th. Hersh's writing is perhaps the antithesis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's in that Hersh does not waste a word in his telling of events that affect the position of the United States in the global political maneuverings. The most compelling portion of the book is not Hersh's fervent reporting on events such as the Abu Gharib torture scandal and U.S.-Pakistani diplomacy but the vast array of sources that Hersh draws from for his work.

It may seem maddening to some that Hersh maintains the anonymity of his sources for a majority of his reporting but that practice enables him to amass a body of knowledge that would not be available if he demanded that all of his sources release their names along with their information.

The summer is almost halfway finished. There are times when it seems that the summer has flown by but they are accompanied by the thought that I have been here in Colorado longer than I can remember. I am continually thankful for the opportunity to stay connected those of you who read this blog. May God continue to bless each of you as you serve him this summer.