Thanks to Elle, Lizzie, Jess, Susan, Rob, Sean, Nicole, Katie, Carolyn, Brian, Mom and Dad, Colin and Jaime who all stopped by for visits... and to Max and Kuma for entertaining us all.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Time at the Lake
Last weekend I was able to spend some significant time on Cazenovia Lake (thanks to Barb who needed a house sitter). The weekend was beyond refreshing... and Barb's great home provided all sorts of entertainment with kayaks, canoes, boats, tubing/skiing, hammocks and great views. The charming village on Saturday morning also allowed for a nice walk, shopping at the farmer's market and awesome learning opportunities (who knew there was a sheep farm in Caz that makes the greatest cheeses and yogurt??).
Thanks to Elle, Lizzie, Jess, Susan, Rob, Sean, Nicole, Katie, Carolyn, Brian, Mom and Dad, Colin and Jaime who all stopped by for visits... and to Max and Kuma for entertaining us all.
Thanks to Elle, Lizzie, Jess, Susan, Rob, Sean, Nicole, Katie, Carolyn, Brian, Mom and Dad, Colin and Jaime who all stopped by for visits... and to Max and Kuma for entertaining us all.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
9,000 Feet
10 days on a trip with bus loads of teenagers driving across the country may not be your cup of tea... but it may have just been the best week of my summer.
We left Friday July 31st after work and drove for 34 hours straight (or some such rediculous number) watching a collection of great 80's baby movies along the way... making me realize how much of an age difference is now between me and high schoolers. We reached Colorado Springs LATE Saturday night and proceeded to check into 20 hotel rooms at the local Best Western. Up early again, we were on the road to Buena Vista- with a quick stop at the red rock formation of the Garden of the Gods. We had lunch in Buena Vista- a suburb of a small town kind of place, and then started heading up and up and up... til we reached Frontier Ranch at about 9,000 feet.
Camp sat amidst the Collegiate Peaks and at the entrance to the Mt. Princeton trail. It's a place where beauty surrounds and magesty reigns. The magnificence was magnified by the fact that the camp trip I was chaperoning was for the Christian group YoungLife... and we were reminded that God created this beauty for our enjoyment.
And enjoy it we did. From rock-climbing, repelling, hiking, horse back riding, ropes courses and ridgerunners to swimming, running, playing, water sliding and bracelet making. It was a great week, in an unbelievable place. If you're ever asked to go to Young Life's Frontier Ranch... know that it's a privelege. Drop your life and go, it's well worth it (even with the 550 teenagers).
Enjoy the photos!
We left Friday July 31st after work and drove for 34 hours straight (or some such rediculous number) watching a collection of great 80's baby movies along the way... making me realize how much of an age difference is now between me and high schoolers. We reached Colorado Springs LATE Saturday night and proceeded to check into 20 hotel rooms at the local Best Western. Up early again, we were on the road to Buena Vista- with a quick stop at the red rock formation of the Garden of the Gods. We had lunch in Buena Vista- a suburb of a small town kind of place, and then started heading up and up and up... til we reached Frontier Ranch at about 9,000 feet.
Camp sat amidst the Collegiate Peaks and at the entrance to the Mt. Princeton trail. It's a place where beauty surrounds and magesty reigns. The magnificence was magnified by the fact that the camp trip I was chaperoning was for the Christian group YoungLife... and we were reminded that God created this beauty for our enjoyment.
And enjoy it we did. From rock-climbing, repelling, hiking, horse back riding, ropes courses and ridgerunners to swimming, running, playing, water sliding and bracelet making. It was a great week, in an unbelievable place. If you're ever asked to go to Young Life's Frontier Ranch... know that it's a privelege. Drop your life and go, it's well worth it (even with the 550 teenagers).
Enjoy the photos!
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