Author Archives: Crosscountry07

Lately, when I start to write these journal entries, songs seem to come to my mind.  Today it is the Peter, Paul and Mary song, 500 Miles.  Maybe it is because we drove 555 miles from Beaver, UT to Nampa, … Continue reading →

We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion (Isaac Watts).  That would describe the place that we encountered on Saturday, March 13.  Somehow these words and “a spiritual place” seem to reverberate in my mind as I remember this day.  We … Continue reading →

“Morning has broken like the first morning.”(Apologies to Cat Stevens)   In all of my 68 years, I have never seen the sight that greeted us on this morning.  Just over the Wigwam Motel sign was a double, full rainbow, 180 … Continue reading →

It was with bittersweet feelings that we said goodbye to David and Alison.  Witnessing the mass ascension of vibrant colored hot air balloons, riding the train to Santa Fe, petting alpacas and feasting on succulent Southwestern food were all experiences … Continue reading →