Theme Thursday 'Flying' & Ouray's Ice Park

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The small mining town of Ouray, Colorado

A very cool building front in Ouray

The ABSOLUTELY, Crazy, Amazing Ice Park

Can you see the 2 figures in this picture climbing the wall of ice?

vintagesusie in Ouray wondering..."who's crazy enough to climb these things?"

One of the billions of ice formations

Anyone for an icicle???

{close-up of an ice climber}

As promised, some of my insane pictures of the ice climbers at Ouray's Ice Park. When my sister told me she was going to take me to an ice park, where people came from all over the country to climb walls of ice, I had no idea I was going to see such an incredible sight! The photographs can not do the grandeur of this location justice. Awe some & Awe inspiring is the only way I can describe it. I feel so blessed to have been able to see such an amazing place & so grateful to Kristen for flying me to Colorado & taking me there. My family & friends MAKE my life!! Whether new friends or old, whether family near or far, thanks for being with me on this journey! I wish each & everyone of you a New Year filled with Love & Laughter, Happiness & Good Health & the ability to find your Joy in the simplest of places. In 2010, I will strive to be ever aware of the simple abundance that surrounds me each & everyday.

"Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart."
~ Sarah Ban Breathnach