At 1:00 AM, the northern lights streaked across the sky, mesmerizing, undulating bands in green and pink. The Old Man and Elsbeth sat on the makeshift chairs, smooth rounded rocks encircling the “table” boulder that had been dropped by the receding glacier at the exposed ridge at the East Chickenbone Lake Campground. An involuntary murmurContinue reading “Taking Flight”
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Night Life
Elsbeth and the Wise Old Man Most people like to stop at West Chickenbone Lake campground that sits right on the shores of the lake, and they had stopped there before. The five campsites sit along the curve of the sandy shore. On this hike, Elsbeth and the Old Man were hoping to see theContinue reading “Night Life”
Elsbeth & the Wise Old Man
Days in Parallel They started out with the intention of doing something fun together. The old man brought faith and survival to the relationship, and Elsbeth brought education and parenthood, and persistence. They both brought strength and stamina, success in each of their own varieties, failures, too. The season bloomed early with spring beauties dottingContinue reading “Elsbeth & the Wise Old Man”