My Colorado

I grew up on a ranch/farm out in Eastern Colorado, in Lincoln County. After my husband and I got married we lived on a ranch in Eastern Colorado, near the town of Karval. I loved living in those places. We lived for about 9 years in Western Elbert county (El Paso County was across the road from our house!). It was pretty there. We were right up the hill from a beautiful creek. We saw all sorts of wildlife and loved the life there. After that we lived in El Paso County for 7 years until last July when we moved back into Lincoln County. I didn't realize how much I missed Lincoln County until we moved back there. Each day, I admire the view as I drive to school. As we leave our house we have to pass through a place that they call Stony Point. Stony Point looks out over a valley that runs northeast to southwest and is breathtaking. My sons and I climbed up to the top and took school pictures from there. I cannot drive through that country without praising God for bringing us back to that part of the state!

I have heard people talk about how boring it is in that part of Colorado. There are no trees, no wildlife, no scenery. When you top the Genoa hill and look down and you can see that huge expanse of land, when you are traveling from Karval to Highway 71 and you can see Pikes Peak jutting up like a huge sleeping dragon, you know that there is beautiful scenery out here! Your heart just has to be big enough to take it all in. When I was a child summers were spent on horseback, checking cattle; we watched for lizards, horned toads, snakes, baby antelope and occasionally a deer. We looked for rocks and if we were lucky we would find an arrowhead or a piece of petrified wood. No scenery in Eastern Colorado?! AS IF!

When I travel east, I can feel the "scenery" closing in on me. The closer we get to Kansas City the more closed in I begin to feel. I think Western Kansas (from about Russell on) is my favorite part of any trip. When we cross the state line into Colorado, I can breathe a little easier, I can feel my heart expand, it's good to be headed home.

The Rockies are beautiful. But I like looking at them from my beautiful prairie. My beautiful "Home on the Range". I am thankful to be living in this place!

Till next time...