The artistry of a life devoted
Talk of mysteries! — Think of our life in nature, — daily to be shown matter, to come in contact with it, — rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks! The solid earth! the actual world! the common sense! Contact! Contact! Who are we? where are we? — Henry David Thoreau
Is the artistry of a life devoted lost in the modern age ?
Winters of My Life
Winters of My Life is a portrait of Howard Weamer. – For the past 35 years he has spent his winters as a hutkeeper in Yosemite’s backcountry. He fills his days writing, reading, photographing, and being an ambassador to mountain culture.
This is a brief look into his world and why he chooses to stay.
This short film by Jonny Burhop, a producer for Discovery, and National Geographic, is patient and respectful. It is as quiet as the first snowflakes to drift across Sentinel Dome, and just as beautiful. Watch it and consider a life well spent.
For more on Howard Weamer and the Ostrander Hut, check out this 2006 New York Times story