My Thoughts: Southwestern Colorado

Friday, May 07, 2010

Southwestern Colorado

It's kind of strange, maybe, but I don't like to write very much about what we do, but I'd rather write about where we go and what I think about. So, this is not a blog about our ministry, no, not that at all. I've thought about that recently (again!) and I think it's because I feel a very real sense of privacy for other people. I want to protect other's privacy and thus I don't write very much about them. "Them" being the people we visit, the people we work with, specific people - Ukrainian or American, except in occasional posts. I want my privacy and I'm sure they want theirs. It's so hard to come by privacy today!!

Therefore, I'm not going to write about what we did in Southwestern Colorado, except to say that the church in Montrose was a real blessing to us. We so enjoyed our time there with the church body. It was busy, but restful. We talked and talked, but we had plenty of time to relax and enjoy the surrounding area.

We are currently in Wyoming and the church here is also treating us this way, but I'll have to write about that in another post. Soon, I hope!!

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When we arrived in Montrose, we drove over to the address we had been sent. It was wonderful!! The owner of the home was housesitting for her parents a couple miles away and her house was empty. So, she gave us the key, showed us where everything was at (including a stocked fridge) and drove away. Oh my! It was wonderful! (Did I say that before?) We had a whole day to our selves. We slept in. We ate good food. I didn't get dressed until I wanted to do so. We read. I worked on the new college course I'm taking: Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe. And we went for a nice drive.

We weren't sure where we wanted to go, but why waste the whole day sitting inside when it was so beautiful outdoors? So, we turned south and headed toward Ouray and Red Mountain Pass. On the way into Ouray:

And from on the mountain above Ouray:

Red Mountain Pass is amazing. Scary. I actually closed my eyes at some points so I wouldn't have to see where we were at. :-)

Here is a photo that I really, really like:

We drove up to the top and then turned around and came back down. Following are a few photos that show the same road from the downhill view. I kept my eyes open here - obviously :-) - and took these photos: