Johnston Ridge
as long as I'm being weepy (see previous post..) I want to post this one. I didn't nail the flowers, but the mood shines through. Standing on the trail on the way to Spirit lake I looked back at the ridge with THE name and reflected once again on the man who died there. I've seen the famous photo of him sitting with his feet up next to his camper many times and wondered how strong was his passion to watch this mountain grow at a rate of five feet a day and not only did he not RUN, he climbed on the bulge.... That's dedication, passion, heroism. So this is his peak, his monument, his final resting place. He saw his fate coming and still called in. I know that he hoped that his research would continue after his passing and that his efforts were not in vain.
(the link above is a photo taken by Richard Droker that he so generously attached to a previous post of his friend the volcanologist Dave Johnston when he was livin' the life, give it a look, it's awesome to be able to put a face to the name. The link below is a nice brief history of the man.
Johnston Ridge
as long as I'm being weepy (see previous post..) I want to post this one. I didn't nail the flowers, but the mood shines through. Standing on the trail on the way to Spirit lake I looked back at the ridge with THE name and reflected once again on the man who died there. I've seen the famous photo of him sitting with his feet up next to his camper many times and wondered how strong was his passion to watch this mountain grow at a rate of five feet a day and not only did he not RUN, he climbed on the bulge.... That's dedication, passion, heroism. So this is his peak, his monument, his final resting place. He saw his fate coming and still called in. I know that he hoped that his research would continue after his passing and that his efforts were not in vain.
(the link above is a photo taken by Richard Droker that he so generously attached to a previous post of his friend the volcanologist Dave Johnston when he was livin' the life, give it a look, it's awesome to be able to put a face to the name. The link below is a nice brief history of the man.