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Kenzie Allen on her selection:

Growing up, I spent precious time each summer on a fire lookout, Sand Mountain, in the Oregon Cascades, and I still return there to volunteer with my father, as happened just last week. Each time I read \\u201cdeer crowd up to see the lamp,\\u201d and \\u201cpancakes every morning of the world,\\u201d I\\u2019m transported back to the mountains, even (and especially) when I\\u2019m sitting on the fire lookout itself. For Philip Whalen, Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, and for me, these places invite philosophy and meditation, and an openness to wonder, which I hope Whalen\\u2019s \\u201cSourdough Mountain Lookout\\u201d can inspire for others.

"Sourdough Mountain Lookout," by Philip Whalen

Music: \\u201cShift of Currents\\u201d by Blue Dot Sessions // CC BY-NC 2.0