Holy Saturday Prose-Poem by Carolan

Carolan wrote this to me in an email:


Here is what I wrote on Holy Saturday. 

I just watched the most beautiful moon rise over the valley, edged by the mountains that hide the vastness of The Bob Marshall from the curious masses.  I stood under a huge Ponderosa, feet mounted in crusty snow, hands pocketed, eyes reverent to the hungry moon.  He devoured clouds on his proud rise, bit one right in the middle, a snack en-route to all things miraculous.  

"Jesus Christ," I whispered in wonder, and I remembered, hey, that's right, Jesus Christ rises from the dead in a few hours, just like this magnificent moon, and there will be a curious light in the darkness and all shadowy things will take on a grand beauty to stage the rise.  

Let me glow in the light of the moon, the God, the Savior, the love and the soul of the mountainous sky.  

Too much?  But my heart overflows.

That's all!  As I read over it, it seems a bit dramatic ... it was glorious.  Right behind the Rich Ranch. 

Images of Carolan and Friends Climbing Mt. Morrell

I borrowed the following 3 images from the Aerie Blog (hope they don't mind!). Here is the link to the blog: http://semesterwildermed.blogspot.com/. The entry was posted March 22 or 23, 2012. The Aerie Backcountry Medicine group was hiking from The Rich Ranch, near Seeley Lake, Montana, to Morell Mountain, on the southwest edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The climb was demanding and, as you can see, very steep in places. The Aerie students, including my daughter Carolan, were practicing avalanche rescue.

Incredible Photos of the Aerie Avalanche Rescue Course in Montana

The March 22 blog entry for the Avalanche rescue course that my daughter Carolan is taking in Montana features some extraordinary photos. To see them use this link: http://semesterwildermed.blogspot.com/

I will borrow one or two of their photos (right from their blog).

Carolan is wearing a greenish jacket in both photos.