Uncertainty in Pursuit of Purpose

One of the reasons I'm pursuing the Newport to Newport Transcontinental Pilgrimage is to connect with people to show them what's within the art of the possible.  One path toward that purpose is to document the things that I see along the trail, and today I went out and hiked the Certain Trail in the Blevins Gap Preservation area near Huntsville, AL to practice the skills associated with that goal.

From the Mountaintop, Looking Into the Valley of the Mother of the Tides
Blevins Gap Preserve - Huntsville, AL

I'm not sure I succeeded in capturing the feel of the trail I was walking, but it was gorgeous.  Walking the trail with valleys to the right and the left with the sun setting in the west and the moon rising in the east. Spectacular.

More work to be done on the documentation aspect I suppose, but practice makes progress. I may not have hit it out of the park this time with the photography this time, but I don't regret looking out over the edge of the mountain.

Looking Out over the Edge

Tomorrow the plan is to head east to Fort Payne, AL and visit Little River Canyon. The weather forecast is a bit sketchy so I'm not sure how it will turn out, but I'm looking forward to the experience whatever may come.

Walking Out to the Edge

New Perspectives Await When Your Walk Up to the Edge - Rainbow Mountain - Madison, AL

A relatively new friend of mine has taken action and embarked on a life of adventure that is both heartening and inspiring. She tells her story much better than I could ever hope to convey it, so I recommend you go see for yourself the way she's taking people to where they don't or can't go and giving them the courage, through her example, on how to step out and seek their own adventure.

She's stepping out on the edge, and though many of her friends and family worry for her, she's found new perspectives on the world by taking calculated and reasonable risks.

Today, I stumbled upon the opportunity to step out on the edge while tramping around Rainbow Mountain in Madison, AL. The drop was not very far...twenty feet or so, but the view from the top of the ridge brought its own new perspective into my consciousness.

I am grateful to my friend for breaking the trail and leading by example on this journey of life. While I'm not sure what's going to happen tomorrow, I know that I'll be looking for edges to walk up and pear over thanks to the support of my friend and the experience I've had taking reasonable risks in the pursuit of new vistas.