I'm using my dear dad's computer so I can post some pictures from our magnificent days in Colorado. No photoshop on his desktop which means no touch-ups for these few pictures. This set is from a couple of days of hiking just about twenty minutes or so from my parents. I took a lot of pictures of the clouds because they are magnificent. Everywhere I turn there is a painting in nature. Thunderclouds and rainstorms washing down from the sky. Wild geology abound on these magnificent rocks. And the flowers...beautiful, delicate, free to be from anyones pull. This is about just being in nature's presence taking it all in.
In case I've not yet made myself clear,I love Colorado and being hunkered down in the mountains, hiking or riding my bike... fast, camping eventually as we make our way home next week. Every time I sink into physical movement in nature I am reminded being out here is my meditation. What I love too, is this quiet time with my small family, the Papa and my girl. We've needed it. Time away from usual routine, from his demanding schedule as a fledgling in a new career. I want to take a piece of this time with us, tuck it away when schedules feel more chaotic perhaps. And as a reminder to get out more the three of us outside of summer.
We've been away a couple of weeks and truth be told my mind has wondered and meandered to what is happening at home in the garden with our cat, our friends. We are incredibly fortunate to have our wonderful neighbor friends care for our greens and dear Sasha girl while we are away. I have thought also about work I need to do when I get home and then I remember to pull my mind back to center to where we are right now.
To be sunk down in these mountains is peacing whether that's a word or not I don't know but its the word that comes to mind to express how it feels for me to be here in these mountains...walking, hiking and biking. While I love where we live, there is something extraordinary about the Rockies. I love the feeling of walking just a few hundred yards on a trail and there I am smack dab in the midst of magnificent peaks and meadows. The biking here is equally beautiful as the hiking. There is great riding for road bike fans like me everywhere. Yesterday we rode twenty miles or so from Basalt, CO to Carbondale, CO on a path away from cars. I borrowed a bike from my parents that to this date is the lightest bike I've ever ridden and I pedaled hard. We rented a trail-a-bike for our girl and she pedaled the 20 like a champ with her grandparents, me and her Papa. There are paths good for kids where she can practice her two-wheelin safe from cars.
We're here a few more days then we head for our road trip home. I'm grateful for this delicious taste of a Colorado Summer.
All I can say is WOW!! Those mountains are amazing! They remind me of Switzerland! Glad you are enjoying your trip! What a great experience for your daughter!
Posted by: Mary Smith | July 05, 2009 at 09:34 PM