Or at least feast your eyes on every mountain. Today, according to my west coast brother, who lives near mountains and appreciates such things, is "International Mountain Day." When I think about this, two international mountain experiences come to mind. About 17 years ago, on my first ever trip to Europe, we flew into Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, then took a flight south over the Alps to Italy. Now there are some real international mountains. My friend, knowing that this was my first trip to Europe, kindly let me sit by the window. It was a crystal clear day, and as we flew over the Alps they seemed to go on and on forever. All snow capped and so beautiful. I do remember thinking at one point that if the plane crashed it would be a rough hike to get out of those mountains. Then I reminded myself that if the plane crashed, being able to hike out would probably not be an option. So I relaxed and enjoyed the view.
The second international mountain experience happened this fall when we drove to and through the Canadian Rockies. Again we were blessed with a crystal clear day, and my wonder spouse was driving, so I could relax and enjoy the view. And enjoy it I did. We both agreed that it was like driving through an OMNIMAX movie. Beautiful vista after beautiful vista unfolded before us. I took some pictures but they simply didn't do it justice, so I decided to just relax and enjoy the show, and what a show it was. God's 'handiwork' indeed.
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