Mt. Shasta, Kevin, Dave, and Darcy
THE BEST ADVICE
"Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am-a reluctant enthusiast...a
part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of
yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not
enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it.
While you can. While it is still there. So get out there and hunt
and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and
explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains, bag
the peaks. Run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid
air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness,
that lovely, mysterious and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep
your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body,
the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise
you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound
people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes
hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: You will
outlive the bastards."
-Edward Abby
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Comments and faves
Bars of Ham, Ahmad A Karim, Strevo, Camra_ Art / Ellen Gardner, and 77 other people added this photo to their favorites.
breton (81 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
-Félix- (81 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot !!
Plese add this photo to my group:
www.flickr.com/groups/climbing_life/
klareralt (80 months ago | reply)
On top of the World!!!!
Very, very nice...
Apple Crisp (79 months ago | reply)
Wonderful! Beautiful! Please put this shot in the Mt. Shasta group.
Ahmad A Karim (79 months ago | reply)
brilliant pic!
how high is that?
Darcy McCarty (79 months ago | reply)
Not that high, 14,162
Apple Crisp (78 months ago | reply)
well, high enough to be high, and it ain't easy to get up there. :)
Ahmad A Karim (78 months ago | reply)
it is. truly. that's pretty high.
and it looks SCARY up there!
=D
Camra_ Art / Ellen Gardner (77 months ago | reply)
Oh my gosh. What brave individuals you are and what a wonderful picture.
Darcy McCarty (77 months ago | reply)
It's one of the best mountains in California to climb, if not the best. It has something for all levels of climbing. That's my little brother in the picture with me, he was 15 at the time.
Ana June (66 months ago | reply)
Incredible!!! Wish I were there right about now....
mambo1935 (62 months ago | reply)
majestic view!!!
D O'Quinn (60 months ago | reply)
Amazing
What a wonderful image
TravelMuse... (53 months ago | reply)
This is a great photo! It has been selected to be featured on the new travel Web site TravelMuse. The image appears on our alpha site (alpha.travelmuse.com) with attribution to you and a link to your Flickr page. If you have any questions feel free to contact us at photo@travelmuse.com. Thank you, and keep shooting!
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geoff-e (52 months ago | reply)
Inspirational image - thanks for sharing!
lucymac (51 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing this photo. I've used it on my blog Positive Attitude Quotes to illustrate a quote about becoming a champion.
Lucy MacDonald
LeszekZadlo (50 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called People & Nature TOGETHER (add max.3, rate or comment 3), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Viral: The Channel [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Viral Flickr Wall, and we're trying to make a wall of images far a set on our show. We would love to use this photo on our wall, with your permission of course!
plastic_pole (50 months ago | reply)
Awesome photo. With a message too!
Rated 5/5 from: People & Nature TOGETHER (add max.3, rate or comment 3)
seemommyrun (45 months ago | reply)
OK I'm a bit stumped - I live in Mt. Shasta and have been up there a few times, just last week, in fact --- How did you get an angle from ABOVE the summit, looking DOWN on the group with all the cool clouds etc.? I just compared my summit shots with the configuration of the rocks on your picture - and it does look like the true summit, and not that someone was up on true summit shooting down at the group on a secondary rock formation. It's always puzzled me, how to get a better look to your summit photo and I really want to know your secret! Thanks, Tina Ure seemommyrun@nctv.com
Darcy McCarty (45 months ago | reply)
Hey Tina I'm not sure if you're going to check for a reply to your comment here, but I will look for a picture that shows the spot to take the photo from to get this angle. I will email you the link to the photo as well.
noahsgram (44 months ago | reply)
That is awesome
-Charleton- (43 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group just starting, called mountaineering, please join the group, and post your image here. Thanks.
You are invited to add this image to M O U N T A I N E E R I N G
Art History Images (Holly Hayes) (41 months ago | reply)
Thank you for using a Creative Commons license! I have featured this lovely photo in my article on Mount Shasta at Sacred Destinations. Please let me know if you have any objections or would like any changes to the credit.
Beyond the Trail [Gary] (40 months ago | reply)
Great shot and the Abbey quote has always been one of my all-time favorites!
Bob West (33 months ago | reply)
magnificent......
Altitude-sports.com (33 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
boysoccer3 (32 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The best of: camping, backpacking, hiking, and fishing, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Diandra Dimić (31 months ago | reply)
JESUS! this is awesome!
dntrung_66 [deleted] (31 months ago | reply)
Wonderful! Beautiful
Robyn P (30 months ago | reply)
Your photos are beautiful. I love this one. I used it for my blog about taking risks at HappinessMO.com. So envious that you have such beautiful scenery where you live!
ragala (28 months ago | reply)
I love this photo of great cameraderie! Thanks for including it in Creative Commons. It's the perfect illustration for my web page defining soulmates. You can click on Past Lives Coaching to see it. And if you click on your photo there, you'll come right back here!
Thanks!
Batya
Sindrinn (25 months ago | reply)
Nice one!
This photo was invited and added to the Viajes.net group.
planneador (23 months ago | reply)
Espectacular !
lucymac (19 months ago | reply)
Thank you so much for sharing this photo! It will soon be posted, with credit and a link at our new site, at Positive Attitude Quotes
bonobonot (2 months ago | reply)
So inspiring shot! thank you
TheEpicEngine (2 weeks ago | reply)
Great shot and thanks for offering it as creative commons. It has been featured on the adventure lifestyle blog TheEpicEngine.com
www.theepicengine.com/2012/05/21/mountaineeri ng-12-images/