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I wake up wondering if I know we're near mountains because of memory or because of something in the air.

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So we navigate mostly by dead reckoning, and deduction from what clues we find. I keep a compass in one pocket for overcast days when the sun doesn't ...more

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But until then, and right now, the sun is bright, the air is cool, my head is clear, there’s a whole day ahead of us, we’re almost to the mountains, i...more

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I want to talk about another kind of high country now in the world of thought, which in some ways, for me at least, seems to parallel or produce feeli...more

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Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you be...more

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We want to make good time, but for us now this is measured with the emphasis on "good" rather than on "time"....

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People spend their entire lives at those lower altitudes without any awareness that this high country exists.