I Wonder as I Wander…

We spent another whole day in the Mountains before we left Denver to head home. We traveled from Greeley to Estes Park following along Hwy 34 and then Hwy 7 which was a 'long and winding road'. It was a really beautiful drive. We stopped at a neat little wayside rest area (a good bathroom story this time!)and walked along a bubbling brook. There was some snow around, but the temp was probably in the 60's. Some of the brook was snow and ice covered and some (that would catch the sunshine) was open.

We did see a herd of elk when we were in Rocky Mountain National Park. Bob said, "there's a elk--oh, there's another one, and another two over there." WOW there are several more over there. This was around the Ranger station and we must have seen 20-25 of all sizes.


Along the road south of Estes Park were several retreat centers. One was for the Salvation Army. We came around a corner and there was this chapel called 'Chapel on the Rocks'--which was so unexpected, but so beautiful. Especially with the mountains in the background.

Some of the houses along these roads were huge and perched on the sides of cliffs. I wonder who lives in them? Do you suppose they are just 'cabins' or their permanent homes? Do the people actually look out the windows and wonder at the beauty of the earth, or do they go to there homes, pull the drapes against the glare of the sun, and fire up their computer for work?