The month of February has come and gone like the winter winds which regularly visit us with powerful purpose. It’s amazing to think that at the beginning of the month we traded sandals for skis and snowshoes after we returned from an excellent trip to Baja Mexico. And, while we were all sad to see the waves and beaches fade into memory, it’s worth it to be back home in the mountains.
This preparation and winter preparedness perfectly played into our brief trip to the Lost Wonder Hut this past weekend. After we snowshoed or skinned the three miles up to the winter ski hut, students learned in the field about avalanche terrain, how to analyze
Mrs. Eddy describes wilderness in Science and Health as “the vestibule in which material sense of things disappears, and spiritual sense unfolds the great facts of existence”. This quote was shared by a student for grace before dinner one evening in the cozy hut, and it seems to be a perfect summary of our month here at Link. As students and staff continue to develop a closer relationship with each other and to God, it is a blessing to see the good that unfolds.
-Woody Brown, Science Instructor