Thomas Trock

Mountain Cathedrals: The Outdoors From a Different Perspective

Gary Lee

The Shelter of His Wings

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence …

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Gary Lee and the Summer BBQ

Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” Revelation 19:9 Summertime has a way of bringing back good memories of growing up on our small farm in the Midwest. As summer began, I finally had the opportunity to run the forests and fields with a dog or two, free from thoughts of homework and exams. Gary Lee shared my sentiments about this most wonderful season of summer, and we spent countless hours together exploring the woods or …

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Eagles Nest

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.  Isaiah 40: 28-31. I took this picture …

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Gary Lee and the Major League Foul Ball

while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 Growing up in the country and having little time or money for all the electronic games the world had to offer, Gary Lee and I invented countless outdoor games together. We would figure out some game with the football or baseball or Frisbee, then spend hours refining it so that no matter the game, it was a real contest for us. …

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Gary Lee and the Raft Trip

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. Isaiah 43:2 NLT      In the middle of the above picture you can see the foot and hand of a man who flipped out of his raft on a river not far from our home. People come from long distances to experience the thrill of rafting and kayaking some of our local rivers. It’s probably a very good …

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Gary Lee and the Big Tree

 There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.   Proverbs 18:24 NLT      I consider myself fortunate to have grown up where the outdoors began a few steps from my back porch. I spent so much time outside that I think dirt made up about fifteen percent of my diet. We lived out of town with no one around my age who liked exploring the surrounding woods and fields and streams. No one, that is, until the day Gary Lee and his family moved in about a five minute bike ride away.      It …

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