Save Our Valley

This is the plea of the South Seattlites for years; and I know nothing about it. This is why, or this is one of the why's I am so excited to move southward with Spiroj and hopefully dear Beth Faw. There is so much to learn and live down here, and it is a world I am excited to be more apart of, not a threat to.
We have found a possible place on South Hill st. Spiroj calls it a "gateway" it sort of enters a lot of worlds without being fully stowed away in one (which is a little different than where we were originally thinking of living). We are checking out some more places today. God is with us.
We are all. we are not all the same.






HOME SWEET......

Hidden Lake

a wonderful camping trip through montana. great friends. a spectrum of life and change.

Since I've been back

It is good to be back in Seattle, continuing my life here, finding a job and a place to live.
I do, however, miss Yakam and the people I was with very much. I know that I havn't posted much about what was going on in Yakma probably because it was emotionaly difficult..and too difficult to express the love I have for the friends in the community I was able to spend my time with.
I would love to be able to tell their stories and share about what Sacred Road is doing in White Swan but I think that I will be doing this in person. Thanks for all your care for me this summer.

Summited

I had a safe and wonderful Hike to the Summit. Dave ended up getting pretty sick at base camp, so the next morning Kyle and I headed to the top and made it hours later. Glissading down was a small disaster and potentially very dangerous, however I skidded to a halt through the rocks with relatively little damage. Our Lord was verily with me.
I felt like I may have been in heaven.








Fatigued at the very top

Pahto

I wish I was updating more about what is going on in Yakama, because it is truley a testimony of God at work...and honestly I cannot wait to share it. But for now a little update Tomorrow afternoon 3 of us. Me, Kyle and Dave are heading to trek up the south western route in hopes to summit the gloriousAdams. The great Pahto. Sleeping one night at Lunch Counter, and hiking the rest on the Lord's day. I am beside myself.

Photos from the Prep Hike, since which we have lost four hiking partners.

These are my GREAT friends

This has been a great summer. And I have benefited greatly from the great people I've been living with. Seven of us are heading up next weekend to climb Mount Adams, I am stoked.

Throat singing anyone, and a shout out to Winnipeg

Sorry I could never find links to some of these peoples music. But for anyone who has a real music intrigue should look up this group of two ladies named "Madeline and Sylvia" this was a phenomenan intimate creation of sound out of their throats which they perpetuated through circular breathing. If anyone can find anything about them. I would LOVE to know.




Well Winnipeg Manitoba hosted an aboriginal people's choice music award ceremony, first annual for all first nations and indian american music! It is deffinitally worth celebrating, the show awards music of all kinds, both traditional pow wow music and contemporary music. I couldn't get enough of listening to contemporary first nations music with traditional pow wow dancers. Unreal, beautiful, breathtaking, mindblowing, TRANSFORMING

Tonight we all gathered to watch the award show, I saw some pretty lame things. And a lot of really great things. Let me show off a little.