Dewachen Catherine Ilg’s first solo summit; age 3.5 years old. Chapman Hill, Durango, Colorado. 3*24*11. total vertical ascent: 512′. beginning elevation; 6,512′. route description; Northwest Face Direct; mixed mud/slush/ice/snow. witness account: it’s scary how fiercely determined…
There is a saying where i come from, “There’s no waiting for friends on a powder day.” Come dance with me on the alpine hills where gravity is love and every turn is a leap of faith…if you seek the feeling of Freedom, yogi…ski…
coquettish sunplay (5)
swirling snows dance, geese fly low (7)
ilg in love with March (5)
– steve ilg
“In this pure land surrounded by snow-covered mountains, you are the source of all goodness and all happiness. Chenrezi Tenzin Gyamtso, may your lotus feet remain firm until the end of existence.” – from the Chenrezi Meditation Sutra which is the spiritual lineage of Wholistic Fitness™
my hOMetown…shot of Overend Mountain Bike Park which is within Durango City Limits with Hogsback Hill and Perrins Peak in the foreground and the high LaPlata being the mountains in the background. To think when i grew up here,
Noble Sangha,
slowly, slowly the West attempts to grok what Eastern Masters have smilingly lived, died, and have been reborn with for generations…
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The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Paul Valery those of you who saw my Facebook entry yesterday (*see below) can probably identify with this picture sent to me by HP Yogi MF commenting, “This is what i felt like as the Pro’s rolled up to […]
sometimes, the gnarled root of complexity dissolves in the shining sphere of Knowledge…
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