Refreshed with Inspiration
My husband and I just returned from a ten-day vacation! We had so much fun and enjoyed so much beauty in God’s creation. We traveled 2900 miles in that ten-day period, so it was quite a road trip.
I just am amazed at the inspiring beauty in our nation we have the privilege to enjoy. I just wanted to share a few highlights from our trip in this blog.
We started by going to Sedona in Arizona to see the gorgeous red rocks being highlighted by the sun. We didn’t spend a lot of time in the town itself because it was quite crowded. We did visit an outstanding art gallery in Sedona. I, as an artist, was greatly inspired by some amazing art work of all kinds. We ended our evening in a quiet area with a stream running through it and a beautiful sunset with Cathedral Rock in the forefront.
The next day we headed for the Grand Canyon. This was something my husband and I had always wanted to do, but we had no idea how majestic it would really be. There are not words to describe it, or a camera with the ability to capture its beauty. I tried with my camera, but those photos just can’t show what your eyes are beholding. I had no idea how big this canyon really is! This was truly a major highlight of our vacation.
We then headed to southern Colorado. Colorado is just a breathtaking state as a whole. We visited Rocky Mountain National Park and the Breckinridge area during the fall last year and were amazed at the beauty. The aspens were just showing out with their display of yellows and oranges! They didn’t disappoint this year either around the Durango and Silverton areas. We rode the famous steam engine train from Durango to Silverton and the scenery was breathtaking in places. Hearing the water run over the rocks in the river, I just love it! We then headed to Canon City to visit the Royal Gorge and walked across the suspension bridge. Kind of scary because I don’t care for heights! So glad we did this though. On the way to our hotel, my husband spotted a sign for a drive to take he had found on the internet. It was called Skyline Drive, and let me just say I was praying we lived to see the end of the drive. You literally are driving on a ridge, and you can see straight down on both sides. Yikes!
To finish our trip, we spent a couple of days in the Colorado Springs area. Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs both have so much charm (and crowds, lol). There were many art galleries, unique shops, and lots of great restaurants. I had a great time being inspired by other artists’ work. We ended our trip there by riding the cog train up Pikes Peak. What a way to end our visit to Colorado. You can see for miles!
I came back home refreshed with some new inspiring ideas to try in my colored pencil art work. I can’t say I’m rested because we did so much, but it’s great to come back with some fresh vision and inspiration. I have about 800 photos on my DSLR camera to upload and many from our phones as well. I just chose a few from my phone to share in this blog post. I hope you have enjoyed reading about our vacation and I hope it inspires you to maybe check out some new places you haven’t visited before.
Now it’s back to the studio to create some art from my inspiration I received.
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