On The Rib

We sat for half an hour or so in silence. Mountains can transform men, I thought. Their lofty peaks, soft shoulder, and deep ravines have some special value to man, even though he does no more than view them from a distance. Those operating underground in the French Resistance during Nazi occupation often took a mountain as their code name.

On The Rib © Ken James McLeod

For mountains symbolize the indomitable will, an unbending resolution, a loyalty that is eternal, and character that is unimpeachable.

William O. Douglas

Of Men and Mountains

Mark Boyle, Glen Lee, Steve White upon Sulphur Mtn. (off-trail) in Glacier Peak Wilderness 1996.

photo by KJM