tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post8880469622392177211..comments2024-02-08T03:19:48.451-07:00Comments on Box Canyon Blog.com: "Freedom Dreaming" and "Sanctuary," Straddling that not necessarily mutually exclusive barbed wire fence, and Romanticize versus Intellectualize Box Canyon Blog.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-15784584492177372002013-07-31T07:30:29.670-06:002013-07-31T07:30:29.670-06:00I don't see the fence. I've always felt th...I don't see the fence. I've always felt those were built by the people trying to direct the "show" anyway.<br /><br />You get up in the morning and go, and do, what that spirit inside leads you to do. Sort of like a craving for some mineral or vitamin you lack and hunger for. <br /><br />Go, stay, go for a while, stay for a while turn around and back track... why does there have to be some thought out choice? <br /><br />Why can't a man just live, and breathe and BE, whatever the hell he is today? Screw tomorrow. Too often it never gets here.<br /><br />Maybe what I rail against is that incessant demand that I make some "choice" that makes sense to <i>Someone Else</i>.<br /><br />I despise a world that belittles a man for his dreams, and labels him nuts, or selfish for pursuing them at the cost of the loss of his greater "use" by the fence builders.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393694530214889235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-63479795668434491392013-07-30T14:19:31.993-06:002013-07-30T14:19:31.993-06:00"I'm going to keep fluttering my eyelashe..."I'm going to keep fluttering my eyelashes at gourmet wildflowers, self-propelling to blue lakes nestled in iron-crusted basins."<br /><br />sigh... your photography is so beautiful and "fluttering my eyelashes at gourmet wildflowers" ... love that as well as<br /><br />"Perfection does not exist except in the minds of dreamers, and Lord knows I'm a dreamer extraordinaire. Wisdom eventually finds its way to the most footloose old men, who someday might just appreciate and/or need "community" or familiar sanctuary when it's time to ease up on the gas...probably...maybe...I think.<br />Guess maybe I'm still straddling that fence after all :)."<br /><br />Did I write that? haaaa... this is the third visit to this post.. just didn't know what to say. I'm off to read your most recent post...<br /><br />good stuff, Mark! <br /><br />Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663919207326700505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-5319444337112675092013-07-28T07:50:13.361-06:002013-07-28T07:50:13.361-06:00Good Morning from a rainy, low clouds, sweet smell...Good Morning from a rainy, low clouds, sweet smelling Ouray (deep breath...ahhhhhh). As always, we do appreciate you taking time and thought to comment :0<br /><br />Teri,<br />I suggest you look at Lovely Ouray, but there are other small towns that are less expensive nearby and just as proximate to "grandeur." Delores, Cortez, and Pagosa Springs come to mind. And Cortez/Delores is three hours closer to Arizona's warm winters!<br /><br />Lisa,<br />Sadly, beyond Buena Vista you are encroaching on "their" territory (sigh). We were too early to Ice Lakes with you guys, darn it.<br /><br />Boonie,<br />Painful truths...<br />I think he is going to split from Florida come next summer, Winter's there are probably much warmer than Arizona, so it will be the best (if you are a beach lover) of both worlds for Steve.<br /><br />John and Pam,<br />Thanks...someday we wil be reconnecting with you :)<br /><br />Gay and Joe,<br />Ahhh, another convert :) Welcome to the "cult."<br />Sometimes I think it's the rarified air that makes photos so 3D up in the Alpine Zone...<br />thanks, guys.<br /><br />Scamp,<br />No, not yet...and "Angle of Repose" won the Pulitzer, too. I will order it cause if you liked it I know I will too. Just a Montana boy, waxing poetic about the west.<br /><br />John Q.<br />Crested Butte is a good place to wind down your annual visit to Colorado...lots of trails and flowers. We look forward to seeing you next year!<br /><br />Suzanne,<br />As long as the breeze comes in off the ocean you will do well there. It's a bold move to travel the east during summer. You are one tough gal. As for Ice Lakes, they await your stakes and tent. Bring a good bag as it gets frosty up there at night :) Travel on, wanderer.<br /><br />Meow Mamma,<br />Thanks...mountain photos are like children...we shouldn't have favorites :) <br />mark and bobbieBox Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-66785307944995103622013-07-27T21:21:11.159-06:002013-07-27T21:21:11.159-06:00love that first shot of the mountains reflected in...love that first shot of the mountains reflected in the lake; and then marmot; and the wildflowers... oh heck, don't ya know I just love them all, as usual!meowmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209824648988317879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-172294914336905042013-07-27T20:12:41.983-06:002013-07-27T20:12:41.983-06:00"megalopolites lapping at foothills??" ..."megalopolites lapping at foothills??" I think I resemble that remark. Why, I even have "The Best of John Denver" in my CD player! LOL! (no joke!) But I gotta agree with Walden Steve, there are a few of us who are willing to trade the AC for a gentle sea breeze now and then (currently on Ocracoke Island with all the windows open. ;-) <br /><br />I hope to make it to Ice Lake one day. That looks like my kinda tent pad!! Suzannehttp://www.taketothehighway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-78792362982525149582013-07-27T16:31:54.779-06:002013-07-27T16:31:54.779-06:00The San Jaun mountains have much to offer hikers. ...The San Jaun mountains have much to offer hikers. I always say the beauty begins when I leave the trailer. How cool is that drive down 550 to get to the tail head of Ice Lake?<br /> Thanks for the photo's of Ice Lake. Glad Bobbie now has Susanne to hike with, rather than all us guys. Just wondering, do girls still go to bathroom together on the trail like they do at restaurants? <br />Just finishing my stay in Telluride, enjoyed the Cross Mountain hike up to Lizzard. Now on to Crested Butte to explore some more of the back country. <br />John QJohn Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898180689507479092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-81189764140663165732013-07-27T11:42:46.657-06:002013-07-27T11:42:46.657-06:00Have you read "Angle of Repose"? It'...Have you read "Angle of Repose"? It's one of those books perfectly suited for reading in a remote boondock place. Stegner epitomizes the west, I love his writing! -scampAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-14769564991767034412013-07-27T10:11:53.209-06:002013-07-27T10:11:53.209-06:00I just don't know how you do it...your picture...I just don't know how you do it...your pictures are so beautiful! I enjoyed the read too. We have, just this year, discovered the west and do not want to leave! <br /><br />Joe and Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-65784563578512013752013-07-26T19:33:27.274-06:002013-07-26T19:33:27.274-06:00Great fun to reconnect with old hiking friends for...Great fun to reconnect with old hiking friends for that beautiful journey. Absolutely magnificent picture!!! What scenery!John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-5806379588397388932013-07-26T16:39:29.631-06:002013-07-26T16:39:29.631-06:00Walden Steve is indeed the Soul of a Westerner tem...Walden Steve is indeed the Soul of a Westerner temporarily trapped in the body of a Floridian.kaBLOOnie Boonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845667016536890886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-29756002445042816492013-07-26T16:35:52.604-06:002013-07-26T16:35:52.604-06:00Mr. Stegner says it well, as do you. I am seeing f...Mr. Stegner says it well, as do you. I am seeing first hand how the Eastern slopes are quite frantic and crowded...LOVE seeing Ice Lakes in full bloom! Gorgeous!<br /><br />Metamorphosis LisaMetamorphosis Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637866156639686101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-11910567741033030632013-07-26T15:32:44.196-06:002013-07-26T15:32:44.196-06:00I'm looking for a "home" a tiny litt...I'm looking for a "home" a tiny little cottage that will be a homebase, but it has to be in a walkable community. Probably in a mountain town somewhere. I will still travel in my RV, and will probably become a snowbird in a few years. Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019364333876469130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-71106549943669384982013-07-26T15:20:28.858-06:002013-07-26T15:20:28.858-06:00Oh Walden Steve...
I'm just seeing if you are ...Oh Walden Steve...<br />I'm just seeing if you are paying attention :) But you are the exception to the rule down there in Florida...you said so yourself, that the seniors in RV parks don't come out unless there is free food and booze...and then they use a golf cart to get there.<br />I do, however, love your plan to go mobile!!!<br />markBox Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-66684134252514575152013-07-26T14:40:52.719-06:002013-07-26T14:40:52.719-06:00While I of course enjoy the blog- this constant ha...While I of course enjoy the blog- this constant harassing of the southwesteners has to stop!! We do go outside!!we run halfs- we kayak- we stand up paddle board- we bike-we sail--Just kidding- kind of-<br /> Plans are in the making this winter for at least one Ouray resident to sample this lifestyle! - After my road trip to Ouray I have completely changed summer plans - with more camping life around Ouray-walden creek rvnoreply@blogger.com