Aren't you surprised by the alarmism that pervades the media coverage of winter storms? I envy the people in the High Sierra (Donner Pass and Truckee) for their glorious snowstorms. Granted, difficulty with driving can create emergencies in some situations. But there are a lot of false crises, resulting from driving too fast, driving without chains, and poor planning with household supplies. These result from thinking that mother nature is not supposed to have an effect on human life, and that one day is supposed to be just like all the others.
I have watched ten videos from the High Sierra and fluttered my eyelashes through all of them. Yes, that could be simple hypocrisy. Arizona in the winter provides great sleeping weather, no insects, hardly any mud, and sunny skies.
But there is something ignoble about comfort. The soul yearns for a rigorous test and challenge, something grander and nobler, such as they are getting in the High Sierras. Recall the quotes from William James. Sigh...
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