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+title: Adventures on Black Cap Mountain
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+I was born in a dusty little desert town in Southern Oregon called
+Lakeview. From some of my earliest memories, I recall looking up at the
+range of mountains located beside the town. At six years of age, these
+mountains seemed huge and impressive. The truth is, they hardly
+qualified as mountains at all. They were more like very large hills. One
+in particular had a black volcanic basalt formation at its peak. Thus,
+it was always referred to as Black Cap Mountain. I often wondered what
+the view would look like from the top of that mountain.
+
+Knowing it would be a tough task to obtain permission, I began to ask my
+mother if my friend and I could plan a little hiking expedition. The
+goal, of course, was to conquer the mountain so we could brag to all our
+friends about our brave adventure. I had to ask a half a gazillion times
+to get the answer I wanted, but my persistence finally paid off. My
+mother packed a nice lunch for me. As she handed me the lunch, she told
+me to take my wrist watch so I would be certain to return by 3 o'clock.
+
+At about 11 o'clock in the morning, we set out on our journey,
+determined to return as the conquering heroes we imagined ourselves to
+be. The path that led to the top of the mountain was fraught with dozens
+of delightful distractions for little boys. We turned over many rocks to
+look for bugs. We found some sticks that served as our swords for
+slaying the dragon that lived on the mountain. We sat in the shade of a
+juniper tree to eat our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Before long,
+we realized that we weren't making much progress toward our goal. The
+black cap at the top of the mountain seemed just as far away as it did
+when we first set out on our quest. This was not a big concern for us
+because there were still plenty of places to explore right where we
+were. We continued our imaginary battles with the dragons and trolls and
+pretty much lost all track of the time.
+
+When it finally occurred to me to check my watch to see how much time we
+had left before 3 o'clock, I was surprised to discover that it was
+almost 4 o'clock. Knowing we might be in a heap of trouble, we hurried
+down the mountain as fast as we could go. 20 minutes later, we were
+nearing the first road that ran along the base of the mountain. Just as
+we reached the road, my mother drove by in her car and stopped for us to
+get in. She told me she had been driving back and forth on the road for
+almost an hour, looking up the slopes of the mountain to see if she
+could spot us. The ride back home was very quiet. I studied my mother's
+face to see if I could determine her mood. I was anxious to know if I
+was likely to spend the remainder of the month in the dungeon for my
+crimes. But, try as I might, I couldn't discern what evil punishments
+she was plotting inside her head. All I knew was that something was
+brewing in her mind because she was not her usual cheerful self.
+
+We dropped off my friend at his house and drove the short distance to
+our home. I tagged along behind my mother as we walked in the door. Now
+I would learn my fate. The air was thick with tension. She turned to me
+and said, "Would you come with me into the bedroom?" Expecting a good
+scolding, or perhaps worse, I went with her into the bedroom. She knelt
+beside the bed and motioned to me to do the same. Instead of unleashing
+a storm of anger upon me, she simply closed her eyes and began to offer
+an emotional prayer of gratitude to our Heavenly Father for the safe
+return of her son. Hearing the relief and gratitude that came pouring
+out of her heart, made an indelible impression on mine. Realizing I had
+been the cause of her anxiety, I resolved to never do anything to cause
+her such pain again.
+
+My resolution was short-lived I suppose. As a young and reckless boy, I
+still gave my mother plenty of reasons to worry. However, the knowledge
+of the depth of her love for me helped me try a little bit harder to
+become a son she could be proud of.
+
+![](md/03_Adventures_on_Black_Cap_Mountain-media/media/image1.png)
+
+This photo shows me in the pool in front of our house in Lakeview. Black
+Cap Mountain, with its black rock formation on the top, is seen behind
+the house.