As I mentioned in my previous post Solo Show Seattle Municipal Tower (re-post), April 19th (Sunday) is the one year anniversary of my move to the Denver, Colorado area.
To celebrate this anniversary, over the next several posts, I want to share with you some of the natural geologic beauty I’ve witness over the past year as I explore Colorado.
The title of this post “And on the 8th day” is a reference to the Judeo-Christian Creation Story in the Bible in which God worked 7 days to put heaven and earth together (actually 6 days as on the 7th day God rested per the story); and the saying I’ve heard from other Colorado residents in regards to the natural wondrous beauty of Colorado:
“And on the 8th day, God made Colorado”
The first example of the natural geologic beauty of Colorado that I will share, is aptly named Garden of the Gods. During a family visit in August 2019, we took our visitors for the day to Garden of the Gods State Park.
The photos I am about to share do not do the awe inspiring beauty of this place justice, but hopefully they will give you a little sample of why people in Colorado joke that this state had a day of Creation devoted to it!
If you’ve ever visited Arches National Park in Utah, it’s a similar concept – amazing rock formations! It is not as elaborate as Arches but it is pretty spectacular in person (as I mentioned, photos do not do it justice…well at least not amateur photos!).
The sky was overcast on the day we visited and I look forward to visiting there again this year on a sunny day. We were a bit hurried during our visit because we will trying to fit in a lot of sightseeing for our visitors. Next time I visit, I want to bring a picnic and spend more time exploring and just sitting and admiring the breathtaking beauty of the place.
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For a minute there, I had to go back up and check this was Colorado. It looks a lot like Smith Rock State Park…I’m sure you’re familiar with it since you lived not too far away when you were in Sisters. Amazing scenery!!!
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Oh good point! It does look kind of Smith Rock like! I used to live in Central Oregon and we would go to Smith Rock.
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I love the austerity of the southwest. I would love to visit someday.
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You should! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Stunning photography Tierney 🙂 It looks other worldly to my eyes – we have nothing like it here in Britain x
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Thanks so much I appreciate that! It is sort of other worldly now that I think of it – like to could be used for a science fiction movie!
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Gorgeous! I love the first couple of years in a new place during which I act like a tourist. Even though I keep it up to some extent, it grows different.
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Yes I did that when I first moved to Seattle and Central Oregon – and when people visited I had an excuse to be even more a tourist! Thanks for your comments 🙂
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So beautiful! I can see why you’d want to go back. And just a teeny tiny bit jealous that we don’t have parks like that over here.
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Thanks so much and I appreciate that I live in this geologic-ly interesting place 🙂
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Beautiful Country. One of our favorite places to go
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Thanks for stopping by and seeing some of my new state’s loveliness 🙂
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Love them
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It is quite incredible. We live in the UK and France but as a worldschooling family, we are always looking for the next adventure. I’m going to show the kids these pictures over breakfast. Thanks!
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Thanks so much, I am glad you feel they are worthy to share 🙂
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I have never been there….beautiful! I can’t believe it’s been a year already, that went fast!
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I know I cannot believe it has been a year either! Thanks for your comments 🙂
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Beautiful
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It was, thanks for your comment 🙂
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