Sometimes things just escape words. How do you describe the mountain vista at 12,000 feet after climbing almost 4 hours to get there through beautiful aspen, pine and jumping over babbling streams? What words describe the intense blue of the sky contrasted against the dark green of the fir trees? And, there are no words for the joy and warmth of our hearts, having my brother Dan, and my sister-in-law Christine visit with us. Seeing them experience the beautiful San Juan mountains for the first time was so special, a blessing indeed.
They arrived for a week’s long visit and quickly decided one week just wouldn’t do and extended their trip for another 5 days. They stayed in a cute cabin in our campground, with a porch right on the river. What a blessing to have time together and to share this experience with them. The fresh air, sitting by the river listening to the water rush over the rocks, hiking beautiful trails and watching the Aspen just begin to turn golden are memories we’ll treasure. Funny how the best things are the simple everyday things. Like cooking together, sitting around the campfire, stopping on a hike to gasp for air as we climb into higher and higher elevation. Watching Gerry on the trail, the happiest dogie you’ll see anywhere (cutest too!)
This journey of ours is amazing. Sharing it with family and friends makes it all the more wonderful. Thank you Dan and Christine for allowing us to experience the wonder of the mountains and the love of family together.
Lots of pictures to share in the links below. Enjoy!
Mountain Blessings I: https://photos.app.goo.gl/F2VFPJFL3hWo1yw89
Mountain Blessings II: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7BkLtpm7mfAFXom5A
Mountain Blessings III: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ffMYuV7soyT2HSKk7