A Rocky Mountain High

How many of us have taken a  vacation,

and discovered that we were busier than 

when we're normally at home?

Usually we're going from here to there, 

checking off the list of exciting new places to explore,

and then dropping into hotel bed exhausted trying to

replenish our energy to do it all over again tomorrow.

I've been on vacation.

But unlike the usual scenario, I had

no lists,

nothing preplanned,

no obligations.

Could this be a real vacation?

I tagged along with Ed to the 

western slope, staying in 

Ouray, Colorado

and

 Telluride, Colorado.

 Ed went off each day to do his yearly

evaluation of some mine tailing sites.

Fortunately, he didn't ask me to go

help in his reclamation work.

Instead it gave me time to do my own

restoration.

Restoring my energy,

restoring my inspiration

restoring my creativity.

 I hiked, shopped a bit, and

cleared my head with that clean mountain air.

I had brought along several hand projects.

Some got worked on, others didn't.

But it didn't matter.

I was on vacation.

Until Next Time-