The Icing on the cake. A traveler’s dream. Friends who live in beautiful places. It all presented itself to this traveler on the recent Colorado trip. I was whisked from the relatively lowlands of the Denver area at 5,280 feet, to Conifer sitting up at 8,277 feet; a small community in the foothills west of Denver.
Hiking around the mountain and meadows with my friend took me a minute or two to keep up with her; I was feeling the altitude up here like I hadn’t in Denver. The breaks I took to breathe also gave me time to get photos of the beauty. At least I used that as the excuse to not seem like a wimp.
The rock formations up here are something to behold, and also raise questions of how they came to be.
There are places here that seem almost sacred
Feelings of true connection with Mother Earth are easy to feel here, and the importance of preserving this earth in all its glory.
I’ll just turn it over to the camera from here
And the Colorado state flower, the columbine
The trip home, again on Amtrak, was just as beautiful in the reverse order, leaving Denver’s Union station. All aboard! As we pull out, seeing construction workers waving at the train, fly fishermen, ducks and geese in the early morning sun on that sparkling river, horses and deer in the grassy hillsides. And then we’re off into the canyons.
See you next week with a shift in location, and return to Atotonilco, Mexico, that I hadn’t included in previous posts about San Miguel de Allende.
Oh yeah, mountains, trees, wind swept landscapes; really is there anything better?
Great photos once again.!!
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It was just breathtaking, and I fell in love with the area. Thanks so much, Eddie.
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It looks like a glorious place .. Isn’t it lovely being able to connect with nature? I wonder how those boulders did get there ..
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Conifer is like a movie set. Hiking around up there was fabulous. Yeah, those boulders!
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There’s nothing like Colorado in the summer! So green and beautiful! Gorgeous photos, Angel. Happy to hear your enjoyed your visit. 🙂
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Thanks,K. It was a wonderful time.
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Beautiful landscapes…
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Thanks, Sally. I could not get over all the green!
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Nothing like a hike on a summer’s day in Colorado! I miss that place.
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I absolutely fell in love with Colorado. And btw, I just realized I wasn’t getting an email notification of your posts, so I unfollowed/followed you to try to kick it into gear!
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Lucky you.
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You just gotta know the right people. It was a few days of deliciousness.
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🙂 Looks so pretty!
HAPPY Sunday 🙂
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It was beautiful! Happy Sunday to you too happyface.
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