Nature

So far on our trip, we have experienced some of the most beautiful creation. We started the journey in Durango, CO where we went hiking in the mountains and stopped to see a view of the whole city from above.

Me at Mesa Verde

We saw the ancient villages in the cliffs at Mesa Verde, went hiking on a primitive trail near the natural windows in Arches National Park, hiked with the hoodoos and in slot canyons in Bryce, watched huge lightening bolts in a far off thunderstorm as we drove down the interstate, and hiked to a rock at Zion where water that came down as rain 1,000 years ago permeated through the rock.

Arches National Park

My mom with the hoodoos at Bryce National Park

We stood in awe of a double rainbow over the Grand Canyon. Even the rest stops were breathtaking!  I read a little bit about the Grand Canyon on the way there and my tourist guide said that the rocks at the bottom of the canyon are 8 billion years old. Wow - that's old!  As I was hiking down below the rim, it occurred to me that if God's plan for the beauty of the Grand Canyon spans 8 billion years than maybe his plan for my vocation makes more sense than I give Him credit for!