Dances At Moonrise
Jim DiNapoli
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OK, I admit it. Wetterhorn had me smitten from that very first sunny day we met, on Thursday, June 17, 2010. The whole trip was a hair-brained scheme entirely predicated on avoidance of excessive driving. By this point I'd already figured out my life would be hopelessly empty, unfulfilled, lacking, incomplete, unrequited, deficient, insufficient, unconsummated, imperfect, lackadaisical, rough, rude, lewd, and indecent without at least having made the effort to step foot on each and every one of Colorado's 58 14ers. But why in the world my soul had suddenly felt it could not possibly be at peace with the planet, after nearly six decades of wandering around on its surface, and even with occasional forays into those hallowed places where the last remnants of earth meet sky, remained an inexplicable Quandary. I'd no idea why I had the blues for Greys or felt partly cloudy without Sunlight. I'd already poked around Pikes but still longed for Longs, sniffled for Sneffels, howled for Handies and growled for the Challenger of Little Bear. Honestly, it was quite the Conundrum. I knew not why, but only that it was so. No sense in putting up a fight, or feigning indifference, or attempting to quietly sneak away from it. Besides, in the prior ten months, I'd already managed to attain about half the goal anyway, so I figured, let's just go ahead and give destiny her way, indulge the whim, and let the soul go along its merry way. But the San Juan remained. And isn't it a pretty long drive?
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About the Book
This book contains some of trip reports by Jim DiNapoli. Jim summited all 58 of the ranked 14ers in Colorado. He also had 44 of them completed in calendar winter and had hoped to finish them in the 2014-2015 winter year. At that time he would have been only the 6th person to make this accomplishment. Sadly, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November of 2013 and passed away in March 2014. This book and the photographs are part of Jim's legacy.
About the Author
This is Laura's second book. It is a dedication and devotional to her loving friend Jim DiNapoli. Before he passed away from pancreatic cancer in March of 2014, she made a promise to publish a book about him. Though their relationship was cut short, he left a profound affect on Laura so this book is her way of keeping a promise.