Back From The Mountain

[Riverkilt]

Just back from a weekend on Mt. Mingus above Jerome, Arizona. Been meeting with friends there every year for the past 15 years just to reconnect, recharge, and renew.

The theme this year was "F.R.O.G." for "Fully Rely on God" and folks were requested to wear green garments. So I took my USAKilt casual MacLean Hunting for knocking around the woods, my Macdonald Lord of the Isles Hunting from Kathy's Kilts for the big dance, and my USA Kilt Ireland's National semi-traditional for wearing around camp.

The altitude of the camp is 7,700 feet so dancing was a challenge for this olde bird. It was HOT already this weekend so the kilt hose didn't last long. And I brought sporrans, but stuck with vests as more convenient for carrying my "stuff."








Had all positive comments at the stops on the way down and back and while on the mountain. Think I was the most comfortable guy by a long shot. Pants seem so restrictive when hiking or dancing.

If the pics don't come up for you they're in my gallery under the type of kilt.

Ron

[mudd]

Great pictures, as usual.

[Cinnabar]

Nice to see those pleats move well with your grooves. You must have had a good time. Thanks for sharing!

[herminator]

The theme this year was "F.R.O.G." for "Fully Rely on God"

You know, I really HATE those cute christian acronyms!!

[Riverkilt]

Me too Herminator,

Was also inappropriate since it was a 12 step based Retreat and in 12 step recovery everyone gets to choose/adopt/use their own concept of a Higher Power.

My tenure at this function, and my kilts, got me enough attention to hold court and retell a story an AA speaker finishes with every time she speaks.

Don't know the details, but the jist of it is that St. Paul was in a prison and chained to the walls of this prison. And the angels came and knocked down the prison walls and broke Paul's chains. Then they told him to put on his sandals and leave the prison. This speaker asks, if the angels can break down the walls of the prison and break the chains why don't they also put on Paul's sandals for him?

The answer is because Paul can't break down the prison walls, or break his chains, but he can put on his own sandals.

Know that some time was spent focused on the word "Fully" in that phrase and most agreed we need to do our own footwork.

Of course the same freedom that allows me acceptance kilted on this Retreat also allows a wide variety of spiritual beliefs....leadership does rotate from year to year and with it themes for the event.

And interestingly, since most of these folks were used to me in Utilikilts last year, this year some of the more scholarly focused on interpreting the Latin on my kilt pins.

Ron

[JackK]

Great photos Ron

Looks and sounds like a wonderfull time

Jack

[Pour1Malt]

...
Was also inappropriate since it was a 12 step based Retreat and in 12 step recovery everyone gets to choose/adopt/use their own concept of a Higher Power.

...

Ron

Ron- thot is why ai support SOS (Save Our Selves) ...

http://www.secularsobriety.org/

a' the recovery wi'oot a' the religion....

[mrpharr]

Great pictures. I'm sure the kilts built in air conditioning kept the heat down.
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