Trail Ridge Road

This time, ladies and gentlemen, Shannon gets to make a post.

Well, it seems to us that every time we go on another "adventure", it just gets better and more beautiful. This past weekend we took a drive through the Rocky Mountain National Park on Trail Ridge Road. We had no idea what we were going to be able to see. Here are a few pictures from the adventure.

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So yes, Wendy, we got to play in the snow..and boy were we happy. It was surreal. On average, Boulder will get 70-80 inches of snow each year. Boulder, by the way, is about 6,000 feet below where these pictures were taken, so they get a lot more snow. I'm loving the summer, but without the beach, I cant wait to go skiing.

The tree-line that you see in some pictures is the level where trees can no longer grow. It happens at about 11,000 feet. It means that the average temperature in the warmest month is about 49 degrees. (I learned a lot reading the Park pamphlet.)

Other than that fun stuff, we have been going on as usual. Matt working, me doing school lessons and looking for a good job. (keep praying about that, I have replied to at least one promising nanny job).

We did buy a couple of bicycles. (randomly went out near midnight and bought some). We don't have pictures yet, but its been nice with Matt riding his bike to the shuttle for work, and me riding around town to find coffee shops and bookstores to work in. This is a very bike-friendly place. Most major roads have bike lanes and pretty much every road has sidewalks.

Thats all for us for now. We would love to get some e-mail or letters from you. We both miss our families and church family very much. If anyone gets a chance to come out here, we have plenty to show you! I just want to send a special "hello, and I love you!!" to grandma and granddaddy Lynch. You taught me to love the mountains.

Well, God Bless everyone, and have a great week!

Shannon....and Matt