"Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths." Proverbs 8: 1, 2

This gallery is that Quest for Solace upon the High Places in the search for The Way while upon the Path to Life.

As the name implies, a wayƒarer is one who travels on The Way, be it afoot or afield. Whatever his choice of pathway journey, he finds that traveling to see the vast variety of creation upon this land is a meaningful part of his existence and in the doing so, he is always in Quest for Solace.

In his quest for solace, most every wayƒarers who lifts a pack, straps it to his back and then takes steps upon the mountain will at some point in his wandering, ascend a Summit Path. Most summit paths are not for the weekend warriors, nor the goofers nor the turkeys but for the seasoned backpacker, known in these journals as a thru hiker. Thus, the reason there is only a few who would venture upon this life journey is that most all of the summit trails afoot take more than a day to ascend and some even take many days, often which involve camping in many wayside locations along the ascent.

The last camp on the way up just before the final climb to the summit is what I have always called Camp Seven. Too, this camp is normally a short way off the main summit trail, which would insure it has a good water source and is protected from the elements. The side (blue blaze) trail to this camp is one that I have on many occasions given the name of the Camp Seven Path.

Also, after going afoot upon numerous summit trails over the many years of my ascending these mountains, I have seen a similarity of the summit trail ascents in the different area, regions or pathways and because of this, I have divided the summit trail on the mountains into ten separate pathways.

The paths in order of the lowest elevation first are:

One thing that I have learned is that most summit trails have all ten paths. However, a few summit trails may have the High Path and Summit Path combined. Also, depending on whether the wayƒarer is afoot or afield, the camp seven path may be only a very short stop just to put the feet up and rest, which is always good for any who would travel a summit trail.

As a wayƒarer continues upon the quest for solace, the years will begin to encroach upon him and, often, there will come a time when the choice or travel becomes by a means other than afoot. Then, the choice to travel afield begins in the life of this wayƒarer upon taking up travel by means of a four-wheeled home.

When the time in the life of a wayƒarers arrived when his ability to lift a backpack and take to the summit path afoot wanes, however, his Quest for Solace will never cease. So, instead of lifting the backpack and strapping that Burden to his back, he dons this new approach to continue on the Summit Trail.

The wayƒarer will, instead carry his Burden in the back of a vehicle, in order for the wayƒarer to continue upon his Quest by driving those Pathway Journeys to those High Places in search for the Way while upon the Places of the Path.

This new means of travel allows the wayƒarer to continue to see the many marvels of God′s creation in its many treasures.