Today on our agenda was “teambuilding”. Best. Teambuilding. Ever. Our unit (Fire) drove the vans up 2.5 hours to Rocky Mountain National Park. I seriously was not in America. It seemed like something from the Swiss Alps or a scene straight out of Lord of the Rings. We were set loose and given two hours to hike (in our uniforms of course) or do whatever on our own. I went for an incredible hike with some really cool people. (I’m making friends with some really great people. I’ve never been in a situation with so many people from all over the country. Pretty much all states are represented equally). Back to the hike…We had to stop like every 15 minutes to take pictures because the views were just out of this world. Not a cloud in the sky and a brisk 45-50 degrees. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the scenery here. There were a few ponds along our walk that were nestled in between giant snow capped mountains. The water was green and looked freezing. There was snow occasionally on our path, but lots on the sides of the mountains. Everything just seemed so fresh. There was a small waterfall that poured into a lake/pond that seemed to keep following us on our hike. Another aspect that made it so different from Northeast mountains (what I’m used to) is the trees. It felt a lot more open here. The trees were either green pine, yellow foliage, or bare of leaves. There weren’t a lot of tree colors like a Massachusetts fall. Solid yellow. Man those snowy mountains were overwhelming. In a beautiful way. They seemed like you could climb up to heaven on one. When we reached the final pond on our journey, we were at 10,000 feet. Woah.
Peace, love, and deep breaths.
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