The winter herd in Hancock Gulch above Silverton Colorado — Jon B. Carroll

The winter herd in Hancock Gulch above Silverton Colorado — Jon B. Carroll

The winter herd in Hancock Gulch above Silverton Colorado WOMAN AS ELK (Note: This is a repost of a essay I wrote several years ago after a friend's death while I worked in the San Juan mountains of southwest Colorado) Goethe once wrote, “A man’s search for meaning must be recognized.”
I’ve been thinking lately about my friend David, who ended his own life. Outwardly, he seemed to live a charmed existence — a devoted family, an unshakable faith,…