A spiritual experience

[Graham]

It really was...

on the weekend I took off alone to a place called Rocky Cape, just an hour away.

I was just a mile into a lovely walk along the rugged coast, when I saw a rocky outcrop on top of a hill, these rocks cried out " come up" , so I did, departing from the track I cut across low heather, along the ridge and up to this outcrop of boulders.

The wind was strong and pushed me back against the rocks at the summit. But the view was breathtaking.

So here I was, kilted in the wind, alone with my Maker and the Chieftains playing in my ear via a mp3 player, with such a view as these poor phone/camera images fail to convey.....i felt close to God and realised, as the early celtic saints knew so well, that 'close to nature, is close to God'.

As I ran back down the slopes I could but marvel at the freedom offered by wearing of the kilt, the connection I felt with my celtic heritage.
I thought of the film, Rob Roy and Liam Neeson running through the hills with kilt flying...

truly, a kilt is a connection, a celtic connection with a freedom that few ever get to experience, and when combined with good music and a fantastic location that is second only to Scotland...well, it simply doesn't get any better!


just thought I'd share......

[bubba]

Beautiful view Graham, nothing close to that around here.

[Andrew Breecher]

I know firsthand how wonderful it is to walk in the wilds wearing a kilt. Yesterday I came across a picture of Ben Nevis, from when I was there nearly 18 years ago. I thought, "Wouldn't it be wonderful to climb that in a kilt?"

Andrew.

[dana]

Great insites Graham. It's my humble opinion that kilts are the most at home out in nature. Maybe I think of them as more of an everday grament rather than something for a special occasion.

Thanks for sharing.

dana

[GMan]

Rob Roy, William Wallace and Graham, I can see the resemblance. After seeing the photo, I can see what you are talking about Graham. It is a natural!

[macwilkin]

i felt close to God and realised, as the early celtic saints knew so well, that 'close to nature, is close to God'.

The Scottish naturalist John Muir would certainly agree with you, Graham! He argued the very same thing! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

T.

[Graham]

I know firsthand how wonderful it is to walk in the wilds wearing a kilt. Yesterday I came across a picture of Ben Nevis, from when I was there nearly 18 years ago. I thought, "Wouldn't it be wonderful to climb that in a kilt?"

Andrew.

You certainly do know something of walking kilted Andrew!

My son climbed Ben Nevis recently, but not kilted, I too, hope to do that very thing one day.

My greatest love in terms of landscape, is where mountains meet the sea. I do love to be near the sea.

[Rob Wright]

Lovely view Graham. I do miss the water, not to much available in New Mexico.

ROb Wright

[Jimmy Carbomb]

I stared at that picture just long enough to forget that there's a major winter storm over here in the central US. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

Time to get back to Philly where the white stuff is afraid to go.

Thanks for that moment of refuge!