It's The Journey: December 2010

Friday, December 10, 2010

Arizona The Grand Canyon State

On Dec.4th Bruce and I met his high school buddy and his wife in Maricopa AZ. It's 20 miles south of Phoenix. We dry camped in the AK Chin Harrah's Casino for three days. On Sunday we drove three hours up to Sedona, where we took a jeep ride up into the mountains. We ate red dust and our kidneys were rattled but we had an awesome time.

A Prayer for the Woods

I am the heat of your hearth on cold winter nights, the friendly screen shading you from summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching your thirst as you journey on.

I am the beam that holds your house, the board of your table, the bed on which you lie and the timber that builds your boat.

I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your homestead, the wood of your cradle and the shell of your coffin.

I am the bread of kindness and the floor of beauty.

Ye who pass by, listen to my prayer.
Harm me not.