I had the chance to go with my friend and his family to Montana and Glacier National Park. It was amazing. Everything I love about nature was wrapped up in this trip. It seemed everywhere I looked, I was looking at a National Geographic Magazine cover. We spent the days hiking, taking pictures, kayaking, and hiking some more. It was a very fun an relaxing way to spend some time before the chaos of the school year starts. I had never gotten a chance to hike in the Rocky Mountains, and the views were spectacular.
The constant beauty that surrounded me in Glacier National Park was surreal, but even that after a while was taken for granted. After we got to one summit, we would look at the expanse of trees and rock and ice and be like "Oh look, another breathtaking mountain scape." You begin to forget the splendor in front of you is more than a Discovery Channel program or a computer wallpaper. But being there was wonderful. I was constantly reminded of the care God has taken on this planet. Yes, there is evidence of time and pressure, wind and rain, death and growth, but there was an overwhelming sense that there is an architect as well. I had some discussions with my friend how anyone can see this and think it was nothing but serendipity or happenstance. Whatever one thinks, one has to agree that this country has unbelievable beauty.
