Colorado. Mountains. Pikes Peak.
I mentioned our vacation weekend here, and here’s to the first post about Colorado. We enjoyed our trip. Some more than others. I’m not just guessing at that. Let me just say that the mountains are beautiful, but I am a true flatlander at heart. So, the three people belonging to me did enjoy the mountains more than I did. Oh, I enjoyed it too, cause I like being with my family and I enjoy beautiful scenery. I don’t enjoy drop-offs along the side of the road and heights aren’t among my favorites either. Well, it’s not really the heights so much as the drop-offs. They just really DROP OFF.
And while there is a majestic and untamed beauty to the great Rockies, after a while I want to say, “Move over so I can see out!!!”
Flatlander. Kansas has elbow room and breathing room. And the drop-offs are few and far between and not so drop-offy. I like my flat land.
But I digress.
We visited Pikes Peak and it was pretty amazing. We talked about what the pioneers must have felt like and how we would not have wanted to conquer the mountains in a covered wagon, for pete’s sake! {Especially Miss Flatlander here.}
We were impressed with all the rock. We’re more used to sand, ya know. We rode the Cog Railway to the top of Pikes Peak and our tour guide pointed out some of the huge rock piles on the mountain and told us they call it “Colorado Gravel.” I believe a load of Colorado gravel would go a looooonnnng ways on our farm.
It was awesome at the top of Pikes Peak, watching the clouds swirling up along the mountainside. I let my family venture out farther and I was quite content to stay back and take some pictures and enjoy the view away from any drop-offs. Plus, as a mama, I tend to be a little freaky about my kiddos being too close to the edge, so if they’re going to look, I’m better off worrying from a distance.
I do appreciate seeing God’s handiwork and the diversity He created across our country. Truly amazing at the changes and at the artistry in each part.
The altitude change can make you tired! The kiddos and their dad did a little running and racing and they could tell a big difference. There were quite a few people that went to sleep on the ride back down to the station below.
This woodpile would’ve been a nice one to take home with us for our hungry wood furnace this winter!
The station had beautiful hanging flowerpots all along the eaves and I snapped a photo of this one as we arrived back.
Now, you need to tell me……….
Have you ever visited Pike’s Peak? And most importantly are you a mountaineer or a flatlander like me? 🙂
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2013
I most certainly am a flatlander(you just might have inherited your preference for flatland!) I am glad you were smart and took winter coats! Not sure I would have been that smart.
I was amazed I actually thought about coats! 🙂 We were packing up and I had a lightbulb moment. Colorado+mountains=colder than Kansas….may want more than flip-flops and short sleeves.
My kiddos are either hot or cold and it’s not much fun to do something when you’re freezing. It was 32 at the top of Pikes Peak. I was glad to have a couple of layers!
I’ll stay on the flat land! I don’t mind seeing the Western Mountains at a distance and I don’t mind visiting the Eastern mountains now and then but I don’t want to live in mountains! And if it’s cold too – NO WAY! I don’t think I even want to go to Pike’s Peak if it’s cold!
Jill Flory recently posted…Pixel Party