Twenty-eight going on eighty four is what we feel like this morning after an incroyable day yesterday hiking in the Swiss Alps. We decided coming down the mountain that we must be getting old as our bodies ached and groaned with every step-- but boy was it worth it!After taking the gondola from 1500 m to 3000 m (that`s 9000 feet), we arrived at the most beautiful glacier called Plaine Morte (which means Dead Plain). The view was breathtaking the whole way up and regardless of how many pictures we took, we could not capture the magnitude of this gigantic sheet of ice nor the scenery all around us. We felt so small, but never insignificant. After an hour enjoying it all, taking some time to pray, and sing, "How Great is Our God," we began our descent. We felt just like Frodo and Sam on a great adventure-- even the rocks and the path looked straight off Mount Doom. We laughed, stopped to take pictures and tried to soak up every bit around us-- while continuing moving. Some paths were wide and flat, others steep and on the edge of a cliff; sometimese there were mountains and clouds around us, other times we could see several hundred meters into valleys and the air was clear. Really, there are no words to capture the majesty of God`s creation in the Swiss Alps. We saw cows, we stopped to look at butterflies and admired the beautiful mountain flowers. Many times we found ourselves in the middle of sermon illustrations (comes with traveling with a preacher)-- whether it was the small patches of green among the rocks or the clouds that hid the mountains from view, or wandering from the path unintentionally, yet being brought back again.
We hiked down all 3000m to the bottom, enjoyed a delicious pizza and tea at a cafe in Montana and boarded the bus back to Aminona with our sore bodies praising God for such an amazing day...
Needless to say, today is a day of rest... No wonder the Psalms make so many references to the mountains and to God`s creation-- His power, His might and His Majesty all displayed-- I think He might have been showing off when He made the mountains :)-- especially the Alps!
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Hi Cheryl!
This is DeLuca (Sarah), Jaq, Joy, and Meghan. We just enjoyed reading your blog and we are happy you are having such a wonderful time. We are wondering what incoryable means, and how do you pronounce "aninome"? But we can talk about those when we get back over hot chocolate/tea at the loft. We wish you warm apple pies and fresh-cut flowers in the morning.
Have fun! Get your siblings something cool from Lucca.
PS Tell God we said "hi."
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