When I first began the project of having Loving Life, A Trekkers Journal bound for my grandchildren, I had no idea what I was in for. My original thoughts were simple; I just want my grandkids to read about my travels; however, as I began to reread my journals, I began to realize my journal was my personal trip from heartache to happiness. I simply wasn't going from the trail head to the summit; I was hiking to ease the pain of my wife's death and, yes, perhaps even escape into myself and the woods where nobody could see or hear me cry and shout. While Cusco was the beginning and I simply thank God that David, Andrew, and James thought enough to give me that wonderful adventure, it wasn't until the summit of Kili that I heard myself praying, "Please, God, help me get back to my grandchildren and Pam." It was at this point that I knew I wanted to begin to once again live my life. I have been blessed to enjoy some amazing trips, and I hope that through my words in Loving Life, A Trekkers Journal you can realize some inner comfort and that you can grab the feeling that, "If you really want to Love Life, you must first really Live Life."