Nature Notes From Crater Lake - Volume 20, 1954

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High Places
By Edward A. Burnham, Ranger Naturalist

To most of us there come times when we need to seek a quiet refuge, a place where we may be alone. Each has his own idea as to where to find this sanctuary.

A church or cathedral answers the need for some. A sandy stretch of shore with the sound of breaking surf, or a path in the woods along a moonlit stream, brings peace and calmness to others.

I seek and find in the high places the feeling of oneness with the source of all. Alone on a mountaintop one gains perspective. "Lift up shine eyes unto the hills."