Nature Notes From Crater Lake
Volume 20, 1954
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."
