Inquiring minds want to know...

On weekends ~during the "warm season"~ and when time allows, the need to get away from the mundane often arises and we head for the hills.
The Rocky Mountains to be exact. 
Within a few hours we can be lost amongst the majestic stone walls and the beauty they hold.


I came across this set of photos from one of those treks into the wilderness....when 3 years ago we decided to venture out for a day.


Our favorite day hike is a 3 and 1/2 hour drive from our driveway....the hike takes an hour. 
Two if you linger at the head of the falls for lunch.


Every minute of the drive is worth it.


The Falls are spectacular. 
The rushing sound begins to greet you long before you even come close to viewing the source. And once you're close, the spray covers you and your fellow hikers. A welcome mist if the day is warm.

It's when we walk up the trails that inquiring minds begin to speak.

Thoughts rush forward into words, questions are raised- hopeful for answers.

The outdoors and wilderness seems to do that to a person.

The mind seems to clear and simple matters become beautiful thoughts.

And wonderful inquiries.

It was on one of these ventures 3 years ago, that this little guy posed a thought.

Sitting on a large boulder eating trail mix from a small bag,

he looked up at me wonderingly.

Over the rush of water, his biggest thought was:

"How DOES God shut this thing off at night?"

The beauty and wonder of the outdoors.

{Inquiring minds want to know.}

Even if there are no answers, the question is enough.

 And sometimes, can be an answer in itself.