“Burti, Burti, Burti”
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.-Albert Einstein
This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.
-Thomas Carlyle
“The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder.”
-Gilbert Chesterton
Firstly, for the good of the order, I think Kyle deserves major props for his work on this site. These digs are looking absolutely money and I am thrilled that this is going to be our new home.
This site is the collective expression which was birthed out of many long chats over bourbon with Kyle. In fact, I think the idea of adventure and exploration found a place with the both of us way back in March of 2000 snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park. That would be the trip where none of us had a pair of gloves, yet we still found it compelling to climb a small mountain in two feet of snow. After a few hours, with some frozen hands and a few mishaps–one of which ended up with Kyle in a tree–we were standing on the top overlooking all of Rocky Mountain National Park; Long’s Peak loomed in the background amidst the cobalt sky. I’ve had quite a few adventures since then, but that day is still one of the best days I’ve ever had in the outdoors.
When I was overwhelmed and staring down Mount Everest this spring, my Nepalese Sherpa, Chandra, would say “burti, burti, burti.” Slowly, slowly, slowly–one step at a time. That’s going to be my approach here. Slowly, slowly, slowly–one post, one picture, one video at a time. Enjoy our new site and our new concept, Continuous Wonder.
