August 24, 2004

I was awestruck by the beauty of God's natural wonders today as I climbed Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Lafayette, an elevation of 5,249 feet, and Mt. Garfield, an impressive 4,488 feet above sea level.  Wow!  I perched myself atop each and every peak and the others in between, just taking in the panoramic vistas.  Bear, Jolly Time, and I enjoyed Mt. Lafayette together fully appreciating the moment.  I ached to share the romance of the mountains with my husband and children.  I cannot express, in words, the array of emotions that were within me today.  I took rolls and rolls of pictures to share, but it will be my mind's eye that will forever hold these glorious mountain moments.

"I have learned that love does not end, not even with death;

it continues to express itself in ways ever new." -James E. Miller