March 2: Gliding Upriver
March 2: Gliding Upriver
John has returned to Gunnison from his trip so we fit in a fast-paced 1 hour and 45 minute ski through the sunset along the Gunnison River and out to Van Tuyl tonight. John pointed out that “home” is not the right word for the place that shaped us and the place where we chose to build families and livelihoods based on our values. John prefers a word from northern New Mexico, as defined by Enrique Lamadrid: “Querencia is the place of returning, the center space of desire, the wellspring of belonging and yearning to belong, a destination overflowing with life but suitable to die in, that vicinity where you first beheld the light. The place of birth or re-birth. Querencia is remembrance of harmony, a longing so profound even trees and stones share in its emotion.” Think about that definition, that deep feeling, the next time you find yourself at sunset in the Gunnison Country.