I am a retired lawyer residing in the southeastern United States with Lili, my spouse and life partner. I shot my fair share of family and travel photos going back at least three decades. I have also shot thousands of photos of my lifelong passion for the outdoors. Thus, The Mental Image may include photos of paddling, backpacking, fishing, dogs and dog sledding, skiing and just beautiful (or interesting) places, things and people.
I also plan for The Mental Image to engage my other lifelong passion – writing. For about 35 years, most of that writing was spent on practicing law, but I hope to have more energy and depth and breadth for the interesting stuff.
I will write about the outdoors, travel, photography (and gear), music (and gear), some current events and some other things along the way. It may involve turgid introspection, whimsical memories or just plain narration of events – we shall see.
I hope you will come along for the parts of the ride that interest you.
The trip from Lillehammer to Dovrefjell cuts through a landscape that is daunting — frozen lakes and rivers, dark pine forests, farmhouses buried in snow to their windows and unforgiving windy peaks. That said, Kongsvoll, our entry point into Dovrefjell National Park, sits at the edge of a different world entirely. When I stepped out of the car and into the perfectly clear air at about 6F/-14C, the reality of what I had signed up for came into sharp focus.