Feeding my soul at 5,000 feet.
The mountains are my church, and the windswept summits are the altar upon which I find solace.
In The Church Of Ice And Snow.
Many worship behind stained glass, or under minarets.
My place of worship is in solitude, high on a mountain ridge as I watch the sun dip below the western horizon. As the warmth of daylight is replaced by the cool blue of twilight, this is where I find peace and salvation.
For me, this is Heaven.
Jeff Sinon Photography 
What a stunning place to be.. yes, this is how God intended it to be..
Beautiful words…heaven.
I so agree with you about this. Beautiful photo. Rosemarie
In a setting like this I am sure you feel nearer to God than those behind stained glass windows.
Colline, If I was a believer I’m sure you’d be right.
what a beautiful way to put it. i’ve recently relocated to the snowy mountains and am trying to fall in love with the cold. i already feel god up here… thanks for sharing.
Cold is just a state of mind. The temp at the summit was -1°F with 40+ mph winds, and I was enjoying every minute of it. With the proper gear, meaning good quality layers, it really sin’t that hard to enjoy scenery like this in the winter. The benefit of the cold is that you can always put on another layer, when it’s hot you can only get so naked 😛
interesting that you say that – i used to always joke when i was a kid… good perspective, thanks for the comment! 😉
One more thing. Assuming the trails in your area are fairly popular, winter hiking is so much easier than at any other time of year. All the roots and rocks are covered in well packed snow. Again, assuming the trails are fairly well used even in winter.
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Beautiful words Jeff and you make snow so appealing.
Could not agree with the sentiment more! Lovely scenic to get ‘lost’ in…
Is this Mt Lafayette in the White Mountains, NH?
Good eye, kind of. This is actually of Mt. Lincoln taken from Lafayette.
I have been on top of Lafayette two times and I always wondered what it looks like winter time ……. simply beautiful
Oh man, you have to do it in the winter! I’ve only been in the winter. In fact the number of places high in the Whites that I’ve been in the winter outnumbers the places I’ve been in the summer. Especially above tree line. Now that I’ve finally put together a good layering system, I try to spend as much time in the mountains in the winter as I can.
I find the hiking on snow covered trails easier, and since I’m pretty much a furnace on legs, the cold temps make hiking much less of a sweaty endeavor.
That’s actually a heaven that I can believe in 🙂
It’s the only one I believe in.
I agree! 🙂 Great capture too.