Mountains

Suddenly, they all joined me on the edge of the campsite. I could tell that tonight was going to be special. Very special. We made our way to where they kept the horses. Even the horses sensed we did not belong, and began to react nervously.

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I'm finally beginning to write a story that has been playing on my mind for a very long time. Who knows, if it goes well, I might make a book out of it.

There was a village in a remote corner of the Himalaya. A truly blessed land surrounded by mountains, high altitude pastures and a sparkling stream that provided crystal clear and refreshingly cold water to the cluster of stone and wood homes that was the village Tiring.

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Do you want to wake up in the middle of the night, in a cold sweat, your fingernails digging into the mattress? Just put your 15 year old "baby" in driver's training school. What an eye-opener that is! In our state, they can enroll at 14 years and 9 months of age. They attend class for 3 weeks and drive a handful of times and are then qualified for a learner's permit.

With this permit clenched in their not so tiny fists, they are encouraged to test their wings on the public roads, with parent in tow, of course. If they have completed at least 50 hours of driving, including 10 night hours, they are ready for part 2 of the driver's training....consisting of 6 more hours of class time. When they receive the certificate from this class,they are qualified to take a road skills test at a state-certified testing center.

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Not everyone knows that it snows in Hawaii...

Here's proof. This shot was taken by Mom back home in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. The mountain is Mauna Kea. It also snows on Mauna Loa on the Big Island and I've heard (although never saw) that Haleakala on the island of Maui gets snow as well. Enjoy. Aloha