THE MAJESTIC SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS

On day 6 of our journey we not only visited the
Bristlecone Pine Trees, we also got to experience
the Sierra Nevada Mountains. We also refer to this
day as the "never ending day". We drove over 600
miles that day. Four hours of the drive was spent
going from the east side of the Sierra Nevada's to
the west side. (I never thought it would end.)
My pictures are a little out of order...my error...
but I think you can see that they went on and on and....


Moon Lake, CA


Sierra Nevada's (part of them!!!)











That was us!!!


The beginning of 4 hours of adventure (or misery for some of us!!!)











And on and on and on....











DON'T LOOK DOWN!!!


Yepper-do, it's a frozen lake!!! No idea how high we were!!!


Giving the brakes a break!!!


and on and on and on...








Close to sunset...breathtaking.


Civilization!!! This one is for you Java!!!


The end of the neverending journey!!!

A visit to the Bristlecone Pine Trees near Bishop, CA

We were blessed to see the oldest living trees on our planet...
they date back to the flood account,some 4,000 years ago. The
character of these trees is incredible. Each one is very unique.
They can be found in the White Mountains of eastern California near
the town of Bishop. The forest is located about 11,000 feet up!!!

The Bristlecone Pine Tree


A view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains from the White Mountains.


Rachel playing in the snow!!!


Ben victorious at something!!!


The remains of a Bristlecone.


My husband, the great researcher!!!


Another view of the Sierra Nevada's.


Four of our precious daughters.


Long way up and down!!! Note how small the car is.


Snow!!!!


Plenty of snow for these southern kiddos!!!

A visit with the Kohlers!!!!!

Have you ever called someone and invited yourself over?
That was what we did with the Kohler family of St. Charles,
Missouri!!! Can you imagine how bold of me to call and
say, "Hey, we (a small family of 11) are coming thru your
area, can we spend the night with you all?" How bold!!!
After I made the call, I felt terrible about calling. Then
I thought, you know, if someone called and asked me if they
could spend the night (or even two or three) we would be
thrilled to have them. Any time we can meet or get to know
other children of the King we would jump on it.
We were so blessed by our visit with Randy and Rebecca Kohler
and their precious children. We had such a great time visiting
with them that the few pictures you see are all that we took!!
Rebecca was so hospitable to us. She served us a wonderful meal.
They made us all very comfortable in their home. The fellowship
with their family was wonderful. The children really enjoy
"Mr. Randy"!! What a talented guy he is!!
Thank you, Kohler family, for a very special evening and a place
to stay. We love all of you!!!

As a side note: If any of you who happen to be reading this end
up in our "neck of the woods", please look us up. We would love
to serve the body of Christ with a meal or a place to stay. Just
let us know what we can do.

The only pic of us all talking just after we arrived.

 

Our precious little ladies!!!

 

 

A table set for many kings, queens, princes and princesses!!!

 

Things to do while travelling...

Eat lunch.

 

Get caught eating lunch!!!

 

Try to write in your journal while being bumped all over the backseat!!!

 

Just be plain stinking cute!!!

 

Things to do while travelling...

Take self-portraits!!!

 

Sleep with your bubba!!!

 

Sing and/or text a friend.

 

...or just enjoy the ride!!!

 

A much needed rest...

Our family was very blessed this trip by being
able to stay at several military spots along the way.
We were so pleased with Peterson Air Force Base in
Colorado Springs, CO, that we decided to stay for 4
days. We were able to celebrate Steven's 4th birthday
and Mother's Day while we were there.


A view of the outside of our 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment.

 

The wonderful playground right across the parking lot!!!

 

Steven enjoying his birthday cupcake!!!

 

Steven and Samuel with their birthday cake.
Steven turned 4 on May 10th and Sam turned 18 on May 13th.
Happy Birthday to our precious sons!!! We love you!!

 

Once again God proves His love for us!!!

We all know that the Lord loves us emmensely. Every
now and then He lets us know it in miraculous ways
beyond His provision of daily bread, etc...
We experienced this several times while on this trip.
The below pictures show Steve and Sam changing a tire.
Story behind it:
A man pulled in behind us as we were going for breakfast
between St. Charles, Missouri and Cincinatti, Ohio. He
wanted to let us know that we were about to have a serious
blow-out. How he was able to see the HUGE bubble on the
inside of our back rear tire, can only be described as a
miracle!!!!
We then headed to a local Walmart for a new tire and were
back on the road.
As we went to the Creation Museum in Hebron, Kentucky, the
next day, we watched a presentation in the Planetarium about
just how small the earth is. I cried thru the whole thing
in humility as I remembered the previous morning and how
our Mighty God protected our family from what could have been
a very serious accident. Thank you, Jesus, for your love and
protection on our family. We love you!!!

Sam and Steve changing tire.

 

The huge bubble on the inside and outside of the tire!!!

 

 

Almost complete with a little help from Steven!!!