The Lookout Point

If you’ve never been hiking in the mountains, you should. If you have, then you’ll understand the beauty of the lookout point. Last summer I took a backpacking trip in the Sierras with some friends from school. The trail started at the Florence Lake at the end of Kaiser Pass, and wound steeply upward until … Continue reading →

Glasgow

Days 8-10: Glasgow After being cut off from the rest of the world for a few days, coming back to people was kind of nice. My first day there didn’t consist of much, as it had taken most of the day to hike out from Rowardennan to Balloch, and from there I still had to … Continue reading →

Loch Lomond–A Picture Post

The beauty of Loch Lomond is not the kind which uplifts and inspires the soul. Rather, it is the kind which quiets and soothes it. It does not lend itself to careless daydreaming but instead gives opportunity for reflection on its water’s glassy surface and provokes hunger for contemplation deep as the water’s rocky bottom. Although it is not … Continue reading →

Spring Chronicles, Part 4

Days 5-8: Loch Lomond, Scotland First of all, I must apologize. I’ve been having a difficult time uploading photos on my laptop, so I’m going to have to try to work something different out for those. My days spent at Loch Lomond were peaceful, beautiful, and pretty much indistinguishable from one another. I stayed at … Continue reading →

Spring Chronicles, Part 3

Lumping together days three and four today: Day 3: Derbyshire Another day, another practice, another breakfast, another trip to Ashbourne. This time, however, our final destination was to be a bus and taxi ride away–the Chatsworth estate. There is a reason that Robert Zemeckis decided to put the ever-original Forrest Gump at a bus stop. … Continue reading →

Spring Chronicles, Part 2

Day 2: Derbyshire One of the most interesting things about traveling is finding a place to practice horn. Each new destination holds a quest for the perfect spot, or at least a spot that won’t encroach on the ears of too many other innocent people trying to enjoy their holiday. However, my days in Derbyshire … Continue reading →

Easter Peeps

I know I haven’t even gotten to Day 2 of my Spring Chronicles yet, but it’s Easter, so I’m taking a side step today. Actually, it’s still about traveling, but I’m jumping ahead nine days. Traveling was really good for me. It kind of “reset” my system in a way, so that when I returned … Continue reading →

Spring Holiday Chronicles, Part 1

Hiya all! I am now back from lots of traveling, and back into the swing of things (church, essays, responsibility, ect.).  I have one week left of break, which will mostly be spent working up my final essays which are due in a few weeks, but as I’ll need study breaks, I’ll be catching up … Continue reading →