Music

The Hills Are Alive

June 21, 2011

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. – John Muir A couple of weeks ago, I engaged in a Twitter conversation shared by one of my outdoorsy contacts. The basic question posed was about iPods on the trail: Are they okay or do [...]

6 comments

Music Monday: Inside Out

July 26, 2010

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted a song from my outdoors playlist. I’m going back to another great song by Genesis – Inside Out. I was listening to my mix again this weekend, and realized that this song, too, brought back vivid memories of our Yosemite Trip. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dgg6dRlbC8]

0 comments

Music Monday: That Was Yesterday

July 5, 2010

Another song from my camping/outdoors playlist. Foreigner is classic 80′s, and I really love this song. Actually, it’s another song that I’ve strongly connected to our Yosemite trip, particularly to our drive through Yosemite’s high country. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxz7UkOQ5v4] I was once told by a friend that I seem to really like “sad” songs – not that the songs themselves are always about [...]

0 comments

Music Monday: Just a Job to Do

June 29, 2010

I was a bit at a loss as to which of my playlist songs to highlight this week. I gave it some thought while mowing my mom’s lawn this evening and let my iPod choose for me. Just a Job to Do by Genesis came on right after my song of the moment, Life in [...]

0 comments

Music Monday: Big Log

June 21, 2010

I had many high school friends who loved Led Zeppelin. In fact, my friend Kyle had the group’s four symbols tatooed on his back. That’s deep love! While not really Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant’s song Big Log made it onto my outdoors soundtrack. It’s mellow, yet dramatic. It perfectly captured the essence of driving into the [...]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
0 comments

← Previous Entries