Up and Back Again • Chad Frisk
Bretty Rawson
On the top of a mountain in the Pacific Northwest, author Chad Frisk came to a clearing. He didn't expect to write there, but he also didn't expect to be there, which is exactly why he wrote there. Below is the result in its original shape.
“The top wasn’t what we thought it would be. There were no signs telling us what to expect. You just stepped up and into a world that was entirely invisible from below.”
“How did we get here? we thought. The earth stretched out in all directions like bunched up maps on a cluttered desk. To one side, bright blue lakes linked in a loose chain. To the other, the steep black peaks of unnamed mountains.”
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![On the Peak.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54de6652e4b05fac69e8f2b2/1438929370224-HCKNVM0ZQ8KLX5UE6CUR/On+the+Peak.jpg)
![Standing Around.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54de6652e4b05fac69e8f2b2/1438929370426-M2UOJDWQ152WQ31QBMZG/Standing+Around.jpg)