 Yellowstone Club -
Mountains of Montana
Well the day
finally came. I had postponed the dreaded walk since the very day I had
arrived early last week. My discomfort in taking a quite trek near the
origins of the Gallatin River by way of the Headwaters Camp trail wasn't
due to impossibly deep snow; where only a couple of inches had accumulated
and that in the heart of winter would have easily equaled several feet.
Nor was there any concern for Grizzly Bears known to frequent these parts;
that during a period of hyper-aphasia or storing of last minute calories
may have decided that I was the equivalent of a Happy Meal. No, the real
crux of the problem was that I had saved this one remaining experience
over a week long visit in review of completed works for my last day, and
now that day had come all too quickly.
Words cannot
possibly begin to convey a feeling or emotion well enough to be shared or
understood by others. How does one capture the sense of place, song,
passage or remembrance that moves the heart or soul? Such things are
often deeply personal and occur in a moment of silence; the kind of
silence I had experienced while in the palm of Lone Mountain, the Pioneer
Range and Cedar located deep within the confines of the Yellowstone Club
in South Central, Montana. I was once again humbled and pretty
sure that it was a hapless snow flake that had caused my eyes to blur and
then drop as a tear to my cheek in a swell of appreciation, admiration and
respect of this magnificent place.
Front page news of
the economy, war, politics and paying the bills have been too much of a
distraction for all of us in recent days and during this final walk of
solitude the mountains gave me pause, perspective and demanded my full
attention in a way that only this kind of place could.
During this time
of Thanksgiving may we all think of the Mountains...for our walk in life
can sometimes be too brief and may pass all too quickly; be grateful for
family, friends and distant places. For true value resides in such
things; events and circumstance will change by the day, however may the
things that matter most to you and yours remain forever like the Mountains
of Montana! - Daniel J. Turvey, AIA
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