Wellsvilles...again?

Well, I decided to hike the Wellsvilles again this year...completely forgetting about the pain it caused last year. But this time I took Lee with me...we had a great time. This is a 8.5 mile hike along the steepest mountain range in North America. Very fun.



The wildflowers were gorgeous! These are some forget-me-nots we saw along the way.


Lots more Pirtle adventures to come.

Glacier 2009

I have included the year in this title because I hope to have many more posts of our family going to Glacier. So far, this is my favorite place on the earth. We spent a whole week camping and had little desire to get back home. I have TONS of pics but will only post my favorites in case anyone has an attention span similar to mine.

This is my perfect postcard picture I took on our last hike the day before we left. On the top right is the Glacier we hiked up to. Being a photographer is easy up there.




Tony and the boys at Avalanche Lake...a popular trail. Holly did the whole thing on her own.


This was on a 2 mile ranger led hike (the kids had to do several of them to earn their "Junior Ranger Badges"). The ranger was going a bit fast for Mom's pace, but we all made it and had a great time...the views were just non stop beauty. There is never a dull moment...there is always something more glorious right around the next bend or over the next mountain.

Mom and Emery met us there and they took Aub back with them for a tour of historical sites including Mt. Rushmore. Lee will bring her back. (Yes...a week and a half without my Aub has been a bit tough....she's just growing up.)



Here's all of us at St. Mary Falls.



Among wildlife highlights, we saw a moose, bear, lots of mountain goats, squirrels, ants....

I could not get my mind off of our awesome Creator the entire time we were there. Nothing that breathtaking could be done by accident. He has put it all there to show us how magnificent and powerful He is....and this place is just the tip of the iceberg (no pun intended.) He has placed it all just how He wanted it to make us seek Him. If He can do this...He is certainly able to handle my life and the problems therein. It encourages me to trust Him more.

"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-His eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." Romans 1:20