The peaks jagged, barely visible behind mid-morning fog and clouds.
Ghost crests' pine green through grey drizzle. We taste the air, misting droplets sizzling around. Hard to know what direction they fall from, or jumping from below? The conifers house ravens who shout to each other across the street and amongst their branches. We striding holding pack straps in our hands, keeping as much weight off our backs as we can on our trek to see Mendenhall's river of ice before she disappears forever. Feet sore, dressed in layers, glasses, hats, fingerless gloves for me in hooded sweatshirt and windbreaker, a hat and sweatshirt for Thomas, yellow rainjacket stuffed in his pack, sweat on his brow. Or is it rain? Side by side down the road. We don't talk much to keep our breath, except noticing aloud what we see. My legs ache from so much walking. I know Thomas is in pain beside me. Highway pines and deciduous leaves reach up. Bald eagle soars overhead, who Thomas points out as the raptor shines in front of emerald giants. Our skin chills and perspires in humid damp. Mountains, mountains, everywhere, but also wet throughout the greenhouse of Juneau's west side. Our focus on the triangular summits ahead, between which we glimpse a wedge of white and blue -- a segment of glacier miles ahead. My hood up over hat, glasses rain speckled. We tread forward on the roadside.
0 Comments
|
Like what I'm posting? You can leave me a tip!
$1, $10, $100, whatevs :) Heidi KraayProcess notes on a work in progress (me). This mostly contains raw rough content pulled out of practice notebooks. Occasional posts also invite you into the way I work, with intermittent notes on the hows and whys on the whats I make. Less often you may also find prompts and processes I've brought to workshops, as well as surveys that help me gather material for projects. Similar earlier posts from years ago can be found on: Archives
April 2024
Categories
|