Thompson Trail Hike with Marty 2.9.08
Hi Everyone
Marty Reinstra, who is a Unity minister from Michigan, is a good friend of mine. Lucky for me, she and her husband are living from Jan-April of every year in Sedona. This is her first winter here in her new home and so we're trying to set a date to hike on Saturdays when our lives agree.
Marty picks the hikes out of a book and this one is called the Thompson Trail, just right outside of northern Sedona. So, come along with us :-)
Here is a photo of Marty. She is Dutch by bloodlines and is a Unity minister. Actually, she's much more than that--she's written feminist books on religion--which makes me like her even more! Marty has an amazing background in religion and has been a leader among women ministers in the world. And that dazzling smile of hers is genuine. We have a lot of fun going on our hikes.
As we started down Thompson trail from the trailhead area, I loved seeing snow here and there. When you live in the desert of Arizona no one outside the state ever thinks we get snow--but we do! We are at 4,500 feet on the trail and we had a snow storm about three days earlier. I thought this was a pretty shot.
this beautiful juniper tree is old and look at the marvelous swirls up the trunk--truly a piece of Nature art!
And here is Marty on the trail. Don't you love her T-shirt with the Eagle on it?
I loved this old, dead tree--how dramatic it is against the red rocks.
Marty calls this the "Peruvian Grandmother" and I do too--with her children.
And a little further to the west were these beautiful buttes
And here is snow on some buttes to the east of Sedona
Marty noticed this--do you see the round, white stone in the juniper? Does it look like a "smiley face" to you? A huge white boulder smiling? What do you think?
Last, but not least, a photo of the Grandmother and the children.
I hope you've enjoyed our last Saturday hike up Thompson trail! If Life gives me a breather, I'll be back on another trail this coming Saturday with my camera!
In Spirit, Eileen
posted by Eileen Nauman @ 10:16 PM
3 Comments:
Eileen,
Loved Marty's eagle shirt and the last picture is unique and you are right they look like a grandmother and children.
love,
elena
Hi Elena
Yes,Marty is definitely an 'eagle'--she flies high but is well grounded on this Earth of ours, too ;-)
As for the Grandmother and her children she's babysitting....this is part of the magic of the Sedona/Red Rock area--people can look at the sandstone red buttes and see many things :-)
Warmly, Eileen
Eileen, Have tried to read all your books since Red Tail. I know you lived in Ohio, and I have lived in the Cleveland area all my life. I must know, is Nauman your married name, as it is my maiden name. Spelled the same. I was told my grandfather dropped the second n. There are so many things you write about concerning animals, rocks,flowers etc. that it is sort of eerie, as I feel the same.Could youtake a few moments from your busy schedule to answer this query?
Jeanette Nauman Van De
Motter jmvdmom10@roadrunner.com
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