Things could have been so different. I had been such a fool in those days, now long gone. I felt the loss and mourned. I think there isn t just one answer. But I think there is a piece of an answer that is fairly pervasive among mountaineers.
Some people like to go to the beach.
Because they feel better there. Something about the ocean relaxes them inside. Forests are the same way, as are The view from Windy Corner with Mt. Foraker in the distance gardens. For all of our interstates, remotes, and fast food, we cannot escape our connection to the natural world. We came from it, belong to it, and will someday return to it.