Bear Lake Trail
Home. Hurrah!
But this morning wasn’t bad. There are so many places that would be in the running for my tag of “most-beautiful-spot-in-the-48-states.” Vermont in the fall; the Grand Canyon; Yosemite — just for starters.
But my favorite spot is the Rocky Mountain National Park. Early this morning I hiked the Bear Lake Trail up to Emerald Lake.
I remember hiking up that trail with my parents when I was a teen. Then the four of us did it the summer after Megan died. And the five of us returned to the Bear Lake trail last summer. I could do it once a week and not get bored!
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Reminder to the “young men” of Highland that I’d like to meet with them at 6:15 the next two Tuesdays (6th and 13th). Guys in their 30s. Or a bit younger. Or a little older.
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Thanks to the wonderful folks at the Arvada Church of Christ for hosting the Zoe conference. They were so gracious!
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My favorite ads on television can be viewed here.
There are six of them — all short and clever.
Glad you’re back home safely. I haven’t been to any of your most beautiful places. But I’ve been to Abilene, Midland and Odessa. Does that count?
I’m 40 and live in Illinois. Can I come the next two Tuesday’s?
There is no place like home. There is no place like home (click, click).
The Rocky Mountain National Park is beautiful. I have many fond memories of walking those trails and camping in my younger days. I love a good story about mountains and cabins anytime. I thrills my heart!
Welcome home, glad your back!=][
Okay… hiking’s my passion. I love Rocky Mountain NP (camp counseled there one summer at Circle C). I was a full-time camp director at a large Christian Youth Camp for 3 years. I’m working on some stuff on how God’s Creation speaks of the “invisible qualities” of God. This is challenging stuff for “Bible Only” folks.
The series is on my blog if you want to check it out (Christian Tree-Hugger Series).
Thoughts?
Amy, you just need a trip to Amarillo and then I can say you have seen the 4 wonders of the Texas world!
Hey, that sounds like a great idea – come see us. If you have to bring Bubba Floyd with you, thats okay too.
Rocky Mountain National Park was one of my favored paces to ride.
I left Abilene two Sundays ago on my way to Manchester, New Hampshire, for an internship. I stopped in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, to see my Mom and it was beautiful. Then last Friday I drove from there to Huntington, West Virginia, where my Grandmother lives and they are filming “We are Marshall” about the plane crash that killed over 70 of Marshall Universities football team, coaches and fans and how the school is still recovering from that nearly 30 years later, but anyway, yesterday I drove from Huntington to Winchester, Virginia, following a hail storm that made it look like it had just snowed with tremendous contrasts between Green trees and grass and snow white mounds all around – it was beautiful. But tomorrow I leave to head for Manchester, where I will be interviewing 13 church plants affiliated with Restoration House Ministries in all the New England states.
But as far as picking a favorite there are too many to choose from: Estes National Park in Colorado, Red River or Bobcat Pass in New Mexico, the coast of Maine, the Great Wall just outside of Beijing, Lake Tahoe in Nevada, New River Gorge in West Virginia and the list goes on and on…
Glad you”re home!
I love Big Sur, the Sierra Madres’ giant Sequoias, the Rockies and Tetons, the rivers and forests of western Oregon, and the Cordillera of the Andes is spectacular.
Then there’s Machu Pichu, Iguassu Falls, the trip between Chile and Argentia through the lake region – some of the most beautiful areas in God’s beautiful earth that I’ve seen.
And then there are the Alps, Switzerland’s lakes and meadows, the tundra of Greenland viewed from an overflight. Where do I stop? It’s all beautiful and magnificent!
AND, I must include a West Texas sunset, in fact the constant change in the sky as a Spring storm begins it’s journey our way.
Mike,
your choice in commercials–and computers–may seem to some like a strange postscript to a discussion of beautiful Bear Lake, but there’s a clear connection here, and I just wanted to say that we get it! Clearly, adopting the Mac is just part of your theological aesthetic … a celebration of creativity and creation in their broadest senses… Amen, brother.
I’m 41 and live in California. Can I come the next two Tuesday’s? (w/ apologies to Paul)
I’m a beach girl but I guess a trip to the mountains might not be all that bad.
Rocky Mountain Park is beautiful. Having lived my teen years in Colorado and vacationed many other years I have seen many of the beautiful areas there. I didn’t realize how much I missed the mountains until visiting Garmish and Birkesgaden here (Germany) and living in Switzerland awhile.
I am planning to be back to beautiful Abilene (there is no place like home) this weekend though. I hope to see you Mike
When I was 15 I was climbing up Longs Peak. Above the timber line there was a narrow path that had a severe drop on the left side. I started getting dizzy. Luckily, there was this beautiful girl in her early twenties who came along side me and helped me walk the narrow path. I made it several times after that on my own, however, my most enjoyable hike was when I had someone by my side.:)
I’m not a big hiker (altitude sickness two days in a row the one time I tried) but I am thankful for those who are. I do enjoy sitting and enjoying the amazing creation that God knit together for our pleasure. I’m really trying hard to do that more often.
I’m kind of a sit-at-the bottom-and-look-up-at God’s-creations-girl myself. But then you probably knew that.
You don’t have to go to Rocky Mountain National Park to find God………but you can sure find Him there!
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Any chance you could move those meetings to Guadalajara?
Speaking of which… saw the finale of American Idol. Wow!
Pretty good, but raised two questions. 1. What is more uncomfortable that watching Taylor dance? Answer: Watching David Hasselhoff cry. (Anyone else see that?) 2. Does anyone know which performer was a former LCU student?
I have been to the Rockies one time and can not wait to go back. It is truly one of the greatest experiences you can encounter in our country. I live in the Ozark Mts. here in Arkansas and it to is amazing. But the size of those Rockies is so majestic, it is like you are looking at a painting. God is so Awesome!
Response to Tim…Meatloaf was a former LCU student.
A true Lubbockite would know the answer to that question.
Meatloaf looked sickly to me.
In a way it is all about perspective. I get to look at Longs Peak and the rockies every day (In fact, Arvada was my congergation growing up), but when I think about sitting on a shore looking at the ocean is where I see God’s power and majesty. I must sadly say there are days when I probably don’t even look west because I’m too “busy”. Maybe I should more often.