On the Mountain Top and Devils Kitchen

We spend a lot of time on car trips, enjoying the bounty of God's creation here in Utah. We love heading for the mountain passes and deep canyons, finding a fairly decent road and following it. One day we took Highway 6 into Spanish Fork Canyon. What a gorgeous drive. We were amazed at the way the highway crew cuts through the gigantic granite mountains, then lines the passes with concrete that looks like it is part of the mountains. Gorgeous! We passed a train loaded with coal as it wound it's way through the passes on its way to the valley. The train snaked along, passing under us in some places. We passed oil donkeys, refineries for the crude coal and other minerals, and gigantic modern mines billowing white spirals of gases into the crystal clear sky. Not a sign of polution the whole trip. Very relaxing and interesting drive. We stopped on top of the world and surveyed the humungous water reservoirs and lakes hidden in the Rocky Mountains. We picniked at the Devils Kitchen and saw the most breathtaking sight I've ever seen! I'm sharing a few of the pictures.

Thoughts

Today is kind of a milestone in our old lives. When our precious son died so suddenly in a needless way, the world came to an end. The lawyers filed a wrongful death suit against the company that caused his death, and today it will be ended. For that, we are thankful. My old heart aches...... why don't folks take better care of each other? If we weren't so selfish I think we would find it very easy to put others first. If everybody put others first, we would all be in first place.... (sigh)..... I'm crying a lot these days...... I hope the tears will soon turn off...... but I don't know how they will when I miss my precious daughter and son so very much. I pray constantly for Heavenly Father's help and I know He is helping me. That is a message I would love to tell everybody...... Pray... always.... He does hear and answers and comforts.

Why I love my Front Porch

This is the reason I love to sit on our front porch. When I stand at the front window of the livingroom and look out, I am greeted by the majesty of the Wasatch Mountains. I love it. Every morning they display a different mood. Sometimes the clouds are very heavy and low and cloak them, making it impossible to see.... that is when my old imagination goes to work. Other days, the foggy clouds linger near the top and I can only imagiane how tall the gigantic mountains are. The fall colors are gorgeous, and the fringe of perpetual snow is encouraging. In the high desert the snow is very important. This is my favorite view, so far.

Spanish Fork Home

We finally signed the papers and are in the mind-boggling process of opening boxes and setting up house. Excitement, exhaustion, fun, memories, and surprises at what we find are emotions that we experience each day. I'm posting some pictures of our home. We love it here. There was a gorgeous snowstorm one Saturday evening and night, but the rest of the time it has been the typical Indian Summer and we feel so blessed.