For the beauty of the earth

Today we traveled twelve hours through Alberta and British Columbia, mostly through a grey day.  We definitely enjoyed being together...I did the driving and Natalie read her book (plus made a lot of cute noises as she read...with her, reading is a WHOLE BODY experience!).  But, as we looked out the window of the car, we realized quickly that we had moved into territory where there just weren't many people around...

As we got ready to close the day here in Fort Nelson, British Columbia, we passed right next to the snow-capped mountaintops of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

I think one of the clearest ways we see the handiwork of God is in the beauty of nature.  As the sun set on the Rocky Mountains, we saw five bears, several owls and hawks, and the snowcapped mountaintops.  It reminded me of a hymn we sang in Church as a boy...which spoke of seeing God's beauty all around us...

For the beauty of the earth, 
for the glory of the skies, 
for the love which from our birth 
over and around us lies; 
Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.

We truly had some glorious glimpses into God's beautiful creation.  We are calling it an 'early' night here at 10pm, because we have another long day of driving tomorrow.  Our goal is to reach the Yukon territory, where we have a reservation in its capital, Whitehorse.  And we are very thankful that the weatherman is calling for sunny skies tomorrow...it has been overcast and rainy for a few days now...