Our Mountain Home So Dear! (Idaho Springs, Colorado)

Our mountain home so dear . . .

Front Yard on April 15th




Our back yard--Welcome to Colorado!



We have had three snowstorms since this one.

Where crystal waters clear
Flow ever free,

Flow ever free.



Clear Creek runs right by our home.  As it rises, the
rafters will start making their way down.





This water wheel in Idaho Springs is the identifying feature of
our fair city from the freeway.  In a few weeks, when it stops
freezing every night, they will divert the stream to start the
water wheel.





Notice the water wheel in the background.  It
was used for one of the main mine refineries.



At the water wheel, this statue of Charlie Taylor,
 one of the original miners of Idaho Springs,
who said his secret to success was never kissin' women and
 never takin' a bath.

While through the valleys wide,
the flowers on every side
Blooming in stately pride,
are fair to see.

 That handsome man is posing outside the Denver Temple.

The temple isn't very large, but it is larger than our beautiful Monticello Temple.
Yes, you can rent clothing and it does have a nice cafeteria.











We had to go down to Denver to find the flowers blooming.  The Denver Temple
is wonderful!  We will have the opportunity to attend quite often.  We love that place!

In sylvan depth and shade,
in forest and in glade
Where 'er we pass,
Where 'er we pass.

 Idaho Springs on a foggy day.

Idaho Falls, in fact our back yard, is where the Gold Rush in Colorado began
in th 1860's.  There are hundreds of old mines in the foothills of the Rockies.

Another big, old mine right by our home.

Of course the railroad was important here also. 

The hand of God we see,
in leaf and bud and tree
Or bird or humingbee or blade of grass.

The Colorado Rockies are gorgeous!  We can truly see the

hand of God in his creations.

These elk were huge for this early in the season.

This rare white deer was grazing near our church house.

She hangs with with a normal mule deer and her fawn.

Her neck had some tan spots.  She was very curious

about me and my camera.