<p>#  8/24 (화)  Four Jeffrey campground </p><p> </p><p>정성으로 준비된 Prime BBQ, 정담과 함께 만발한 웃음꽃</p><p>아스펜 나뭇잎들의 흔들림과 그 숲 뒤에서 들려오는 물소리,</p><p>내일부터는 Ansel Adams의  사진보다 더 환상적인 (비)현실 세계</p><p>시에라 네바다의 아름다움 속으로 들어간다.</p><p>Adams의 말을 조금 바꾸자면 “ 누군가 와서 보라고 신이 만들어 놓은 “</p><p>산과 호수, 협곡과 폭포, 꽃과 나무, 그리고 동물들을 만나리라.</p><p>The Mountains are calling, I must go. - John Muir </p><p>설레는 마음에 잠을 설치다. 물소리 물소리.</p><p> </p><p>우리가 물이 되어 만난다면</p><p>가문 어느 집에선들 좋아하지 않으랴</p><p>우리가 키 큰 나무와 함께서서</p><p>우르르 우르르 비 오는 소리로 흐른다면</p><p>흐르고 흘러서 저물녘엔</p><p>저 혼자 깊어가는 강물에 누워</p><p>죽은 나무의 뿌리를 적시기도 한다면</p><p> </p><p>강은교 < 우리가 물이 되어 > 중에서</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>#  8/25 (수) South lake ->  Leconte</p><p> </p><p>호수들 (south, long, Spearhead, saddlerock ) Bishop pass 의 칼바람</p><p>늘 그렇듯 pass  오르면 양쪽으로  펼쳐지는 풍경에 압도당해 말을 잃는다.  </p><p>Mount Agassiz 와 내년을 약속하고 kings canyon National Park 으로 들어서다.</p><p>정말 맛 있었던 XL size 샌드위치 ! (만들어 주신 분들께 감사함을 전합니다)</p><p>Dusy basin 지나며 피로가 몰려온다, 길고 긴 내리막 스위치 백을 끝내고 나니</p><p>마침내 Leconte campground 도착 !(5:17)</p><p>텐트안까지 부드럽게 스며드는 달빛,  깊은 잠에 빠지다.</p><p> </p><p>길을 뚫는다는 것은</p><p>그렇다, 언제나 처음인 막막한 저 낯선 흡입</p><p>묵묵히 앞사람의 행로를 따라가지만</p><p>찾아내는 것은 이미 그의 뒷모습이 아니다</p><p>그럼에도 무엇이 이 산을 힘들게 오르게 하는가</p><p>길은 누구들에게 물음이 아니랴, 저기 산모퉁이 이정표를 돌아</p><p>의문부호로 꼬부라져 우화등선해 버린 듯 앞선 행렬은 꼬리가 없다,</p><p> </p><p>김명인 <화엄에 오른다 > 중에서</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>#  8/26 (목) Leconte -> Palisade Lake ( Lawer)</p><p> </p><p>새벽 냇가에서 정수하다 만난 청년과 잠시 coffee time</p><p>27 : 65 (나이)  35 : 43 (베낭 무게)  210 : 63 (총 산행 Miles)</p><p>Deer meadow 를 지나며  Mother Nature 의 포근함을 느끼다.</p><p>오르고 또 오르던 돌계단,  잊지못할 Golden staircase</p><p>Magnificent ! 그러나  정말 힘들다. ㅎ</p><p>시몬님이 잠시 길을 잃었고 대원 몇사람의 마실 물이 부족했지만 무사히 도착</p><p>순근님은 몸 상태가 좋지 않아 일찍 잠자리에 들고 </p><p>모처럼 여유롭게 시몬, 석기님과 정담을 나누다.</p><p>Palisade 호숫가의 고요함, 주변 산에서 산그림자가 서서히 내려오는데</p><p>갑자기 몰려오는 산속의 외로움.</p><p> </p><p>외로우니까 사람이다</p><p>살아간다는 것은 외로움을 견디는 일이다</p><p>가끔씩은 하나님도 외로워 눈물을 흘리신다</p><p>새들이 나뭇가지에 앉아 있는 것도 외로움 때문이다</p><p>네가 물가에 앉아 있는 것도 외로움 때문이다</p><p>산 그림자도 외로워서 하루에 한 번씩 마을로 내려온다.</p><p> </p><p>정호승 < 수선화에게> 중에서</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>#  8/27 (금) Palisade lake ->  Bench lake JCT</p><p> </p><p>Upper palisade lake을 지나자 끝없는 오르막 switchbacks</p><p>Mather pass 에 오르니 SEKI 양쪽의 장관이 펼쳐진다.</p><p>다시 내려가는 길, 앙증맞은 작은 푯말 ‘Please don’t cut Trail ‘   </p><p>‘삶에는 지름길이 없다’로 읽는다.</p><p>upper basin 지나 다시 올라갈 쯤에는 모두 지쳤나보다.</p><p>산행 중반에 들어서며 시나브로 늘어나는 피로와 짜증들</p><p>잠시 나를 포함한 모든 사람의 민낯과 이중성에 관해 생각하는데</p><p>주위를 둘러싼 산들은 무심하게 땅거미를 내리고</p><p>한밤중 텐트 밖으로 나와 일을 보며 주위를 둘러보니</p><p> 하현달 과 호수를 둘러싼 산들의 장엄함에 소름이 돋는다.</p><p> </p><p>Our literature gives little indication that our performance in mountaineering is</p><p>concerned with the spiritual side of us than with the physical.  </p><p>Superlatives are inadequate to describe what we see and feel.    - George Mallory</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>#  8/28 (토) Bench lake JCT -> Taboose Pass TH</p><p> </p><p>지도상으로 3 마일 올라가고 7마일 내리막 길</p><p>쉽게 생각하고 시작했는데  계속되는 돌밭길 switchbacks</p><p>많이 힘들지만 그래도 며칠 후면 또 그리워 할 곳이다.</p><p> Taboose creek 의 힘찬 물소리에 위로받으며 걷고 또 걸으며</p><p>수십번의 휴식과 한시간의 수면, 방울뱀도 두번 만나고 </p><p>마침내 Taboose pass Trail Head에 도착.</p><p>계획보다 짧아진 일정, 아쉬움, 내려온 계곡을 되돌아보니</p><p>산은 말없이 나를 내려다 본다.</p><p>JMT ! 순간 순간이 완벽한 기쁨이었음을 알아차리고</p><p>저 멀리  Owens Valley 395 도로를 내려다 보며 대장님은 기다린다.</p><p> </p><p>Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine,</p><p>opening a thousand windows to show us God. - John Muir </p><p> </p><p>대장님과 대감님, 감사합니다.</p><p>날카로운 돌들이 사방에 지뢰처럼 깔려있는 그 길 같지않은 돌밭길을</p><p>조심 또 조심 운전해 올라와 우리를 구출해 주시고 </p><p>다시 Big pine -> onion valley 로 이동, 순근님 차를 찾은후 Independence 까지 </p><p>위험한 밤길을 길라잡이 해주신 후 Bishop campground 로 돌아가셨으니 </p><p>아마 자정쯤 도착 하셨을텐데  ㅠㅠ … 다시한번 진심으로 감사드립니다.</p><p> </p><p>Rocky & CJ 님, Grace 님, 석기님, 순근님, 시몬님께도 감사함을 전하며</p>
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