... A Little Closer to Home: Camped in Harlan

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Camped in Harlan

We are camped tonight in the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Harlan. My tent is on the edge of the show ring, just East toward the Beef Barn, where we showered. I just have to laugh at how life goes in circles sometimes. I plan to go to the United Methodist Church which is serving a pasta dinner tonight. Just resting and enjoying the day for now, some rain clouds gathering. DA

2 comments:

Unknown said...: Enjoyed your picture. Thought I would see you at the UMC Pie stand in GC/Activity Center today! Saw Marvin Lindley and alot of UMs from outside Iowa!

Annette K.; 5:24 PM
Dave Weesner said...: I looked for you but did not find you. What a crowd! I have been doing my best to support the umc (eat pie) on my way across the state.; 9:24 PM

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The Big Picture

The picture above is Denali (the local name meaning "the big one") or Mt McKinley for us in the lower 48 states. I took this shot June 2007 on our trip to Alaska. We were 35 miles from the mountian and 60 miles in from the lodge in Denali National Park and our bus broke down. We had just encountered bears along side the bus less than a mile a way at the time.

A few days later I found a outfitter service in Talkeetna and flew up up to 12,000 ft around Denali. Worth every penny of the $200.

A good book on Denali is, "To the Top of Denali" by Sherwonit. Here is a quote, "On the mountian, you have to consciously make yourself eat, drink, and even breathe ... What comes naturally down here, you have to force yourself to do up there. If you don't, you'll never reach the summit."

I think these are good words for both mountian climbing and ministry.