Be Still and Know...Then and Now

Cloudscapes, Geysers and Rebirth. Yellowstone was the epitome of so many different examples of how great and creative God really is! The color of the sky was out standing. I don’t know what the difference is but I can tell you that the sky is not this blue in my part of the country. The cloudscapes were just amazing! The Continental Divide snakes around in Yellowstone and in the days that we were there we crossed over it several dozen times.  Every time we passed over a section of the continental divide I could not help but think of the pioneers of centuries ago who braved the wilderness to explore parts unknown. Being the true blue southerners that we are, in typical southern fashion, we lost out heads at the sight of snow. Snow y’all! Still on the ground and in late June. I am not sure what I found more fascinating. The wildlife or the geysers. I was not sure what I was expecting but I found all the geysers to be just amazing. At nearly every t...

We hit Yellowstone on Friday, June 25, 2010. What can I say about Yellowstone National Park ? It was amazing! One day in the golden years of our retirement I hope to go back and really spend some time there. In the two and a half-ish days that we were there we hit all the high spots but there was just so much to see and do. I would love to have an RV and just park it in a camping spot and then just stay for a while. “Yellowstone National Park, encompassing 2.2 million acres, is one of America's premier wilderness areas. Most of the park is backcountry and managed as wilderness. Over 1,100 miles (1770 km) of trails are available for hiking.” I would also love to spend some time hiking those 1,100 miles of trails or just hanging out in the shade of one of the pines sitting beside one of the amazing vistas or one of the variety of waterways. It was quite possible the most wide and varied collection of natural wonders all in one place that I have ever encountered. One ...