Gary Snyder in friendly Samadhi, Glacier Peak Wilderness area, Washington state, summer 1965--eight day backpack in Northern Cascade Mountains on his return from years in Kyoto studying Zazen. My first mountain walk. August 31, 1965 (Photo snapped by Martene Algiers, caption: Allen Ginsberg)
“Hiking & backpacking (food pouches & sleepingbags, ice axes & cram- pons) along Lost Creek ridge, first day overlooking Red Mountain & Glacier Peak in Baker Natnl Forest—camped 2’nd night by Byrne Lake big cold blue socket of water under Chinese dark green cliffs, Alpine fir, snow blankets & fog on the mount tables above the lake—continuous hypnotic [?] of wavelets on the water—smoke out of nostrils from cold (excerpt from Fall of America Journals, out this week from University of Minnesota Press)
