New Blog

I've been resisting getting into the blogging business for a number of years now. You see, I've not entirely made up my mind about whether they are healthy or not. Oh, the exchange of information can be wonderful. But they can also turn into a colossal waste of time. I often wonder how the managers of the some of the busiest blogs ever get anything else done. And I also wonder what blogs say about those who host them? Not precisely a humble business. It takes a certain amount of self-importance to presume that someone actually is interested in what one has to say.

Having said all that, I've decided to press forward with this blog because I've been pestered into it. I spend much of my free time hiking. 'm an avid walker, as these pages will show. During the past five years, I've probably hiked more than a 1,000 miles. Most of these miles have been tallied within the Pisgah National Forest. Others on the Appalachian Trail, the Lake District in England, and (perhaps most memorably) along Hadrian's Wall. I've said my morning office surrounded by breath-taking vistas and celebrated the Eucharist with fellow backpackers on old, gnarled logs.

These walks, often alone, in the woodlands and across mountantops have made a strong impression on me. Walk for hours on end along a woodland path and the sounds, smells, and sights of nature will work their way into you. These walks have introduced me to deep delight and subsequently to a often forgotten tradition within Christianity of a God who delights and wishes us to delight in Him.

I hope to give my readers (whomever they may be) a taste of what I get to enjoy after only a twenty minute drive. I can't give you the smells and sounds, but my little Canon 610 can do wonders with the sights. I hope you enjoy!