June 19th Day of Rest (for our swollen ankles)

June 19th Day of Rest (for our swollen ankles)

There are several things that happen to people when they are out enjoying nature and hiking; the thrill of adventure and conquering the wilderness, quality time with one’s spouse. Those are the happy times. On the other hand you get to share; dripping sweat, dirt caked on your face legs and anywhere else that you used sunscreen, certain frustrations with the weaker partner for not having the physical capabilities that the strong one has etc. Both Aaron and I have swollen ankles and sore calf muscles today. It’s a good thing that we are driving just a couple of hours away to Zion today because we couldn’t hike today if we wanted to.

We got to Zion in the early afternoon and took a drive through the east entrance, which is indescribable. All I can say is, those Mormons weren’t lying when they named it Zion. It looks like heaven. Well, to those who like this sort of thing. The mountains are red stone and the trees are so green with the cloudless blue sky behind them. What an amazing contrast! Everything is so big here. You tend to feel really small and vulnerable. Aaron and I talk about what heaven will be like and we hope we will be able to climb up and over mountains and jump down cliffs without hurting ourselves. I have always thought about if God lets us fly like birds, how fun that would be and I would want to fly around this place. The cliffs make you want to get out and explore and hike around. There is nothing like this place. I can’t wait to explore this land and worship God for the works of His hands.