Serious Zen

On a recent trip to Seattle for a conference, I managed to sneak away for an afternoon to check out North Cascades National Park. From Seattle, access to the park entails a relatively short drive north on I-5 and then another short jaunt east on scenic North Cascades Highway (SR 20). The highway runs along […]

By the stream and under the trees, scattered are the
    traces of the lost;
The sweet-scented grasses are growing thick–did he
    find the way?
However remote over the hills and far away the beast
    may wander,
His nose reaches the heavens and none can conceal it.