Upper Skagit Range

Winchester Mtn. Area - North Cascades

Upper Skagit Range © Ken James McLeod

Before the sun began to fade behind the magnifcient mountain of Baker, there was a sense of awe that overwelmed me . . . and I was completely taken by the power that the Upper Skagit Range had. For in nature's simplicity, also lies its raw fury and strength . . . something man has really no control over. And yet we try to tame or conquer it perhaps in a minuscule way by sometimes placing our names atop the peaks. And often we seek not the solace it offers, for we are intent upon our own degree of self glorification thus missing the inner connection between ourselves and nature.

Tomyhoi Peak © Ken James McLeod

Yellow Aster Butte Area © Ken James McLeod

KJM

Oct. 2002

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