Colorado High

After driving in the middle of nowhere we gained a litle elevation and suddenly saw trees, water and hills and found ourselves in Colorado. Our first night we spent at the Colorado National Monument, yet another important rock, and went to Grand Juntion that evening to reconnect with the world. It was Tuesday the 15th of February and after some terrible service at starbucks, we read the horrible news online about Japan. Overwhelmed with the tragedy and exhausted from driving we decieded to use my Chili's gift card and treated ourselves to a yummy, greasy dinner. The next morning we went to a great visitor center at the Colorado National Monument. While in the gift shop I happened to pick up a book about national parks that led us to adjust our itinerary in favor of  Carlsbad Caverns on our way to Marfa, TX. While we wre there we watched a video that Nate and I were subcousiously looking for since the Grand Canyon. The video just summed up the time line for the formaiton of the earths crust over the last hundereds of millions of years.

 On a spontaneous whim we stopped in Glenwood springs, CO and spent a few hours at the hotel reading their shrine of Teddy Roosevelt. It's amazing how similar out current political and economical situation resign-ate with Roosevelt term in office. Roosevelt was overwhelmingly popular with both parties just like our current president was. Roosevelt came in as a cowboy, a young president, he did not really adherer to his own party and actually did so many things that Nate and I are currently benefiting from in our trip. As we camp and visit all these national parks we are reminded of all the men employed during the depression and extremely large inheritance Roosevelt's intiative gave America for generations. He was very extreme and made huge changes while in office.

Crazy facts; The Mayo Brothers stayed here at the Glendwood Springs Hotel while they researched the medical benefits of spring water.  They latter were the founders of the Mayo clinic.

Snow contrasting with Red Rock was pretty sweet.

What might look amazing was actually hard packed ice... no new snow in six weeks.  Not worth the lift ticket.

 Nate and I love our mountain top experiences ever since before we started dating, Nate asked me to be his girlfriend at our favorite mountain top vista. I tried to figure out the logistics of hosting our wedding ceremony on top of tiger mountain for a good few weeks before abandoning the idea. We honeymooned at Lake Tahoe and reach our highest elevation ever with the help of a gondola, 9,990 feet. So we were very excited in Colorado to cross the continental divide at 11,514 feet elevation. Highest elevation for both of us on the ground.

Bolder, CO

Downtown, Bolder, CO

Our guest house while staying with Ywam, Denver.

 Ywam Denver, and everything that happened there was quite the mountain top expereince for us. We enjoyed good friends and fellowship and spirit filled worship. The Ywamers were spirit led and were used by God to speak specifically to me and also Nate about our future and specifically getting on mission in a new community. As you all know community and family are my life line and I miss home so much however God is speaking directly to me about His family that needs me. My trust and dependence on God for love and a feeling of belonging has been tested and I am growing to have faith in His plan for our lives.

The top students died in the gun shotting incident of 2007 and the bottom two students were injured by gun shoot wounds but recovered from their injuries.