by Roy Taylor | May 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
For my entire fourth birthday, I spoke not a word. Of course, I hadn’t said a word in my whole life. If Mom and Dad were concerned, they never said anything that I overheard. Possibly they questioned God late at night, asking why He would give them an imbecile...
by Roy Taylor | Dec 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
My first glimpse of Valdez in 1954 inspired not only awe for the surreal beauty of the valley but a boding premonition of danger. At the time, Valdez Glacier extended halfway across the valley floor and dominated the view as we dropped out of the hills on our...
by Roy Taylor | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
I start every morning by splashing cold water on my face. I’ll admit I’m too impatient to wait for hot water, but I would do it anyway. By this simple morning ablution, I’m swept back to kneel beside a snow melt stream high in the Canadian Rockies. Clear...
