We headed off this morning in a two-car caravan lead by Leroy and Lois to explore the Rio Grande Gorge in the Sunshine Valley. Leroy's grandparents settled in the region so he knows a great deal about the history of Sunshine Valley.
From there, the eight of us headed to San Luis, CO for lunch. San Luis is Colorado's oldest town and was developed under the Spanish empire. After walking through the oldest building in Colorado, we spotted this 2-D mural; I thought it was pretty neat.
Most people just drive through San Luis without a thought. I know we did LOL as we headed to Eagle Nest. One thing to stop and check out is The Stations of the Cross. You can get to the chapel/shrine from a meandering half-mile path up a hill in town or you can do what we did and drive up to the chapel. The path and area around the chapel has 12 bronze sculptures that depict Christ's last day. The pieces are beautiful and moving. The craftsmanship in the inside of the chapel was wonderful. Well worth stopping for if you are in the area.
As a few of us left the chapel, we got to see a black bear hustling across the grounds where some of us had just been walking a short time before. That sighting was definitely a bonus.
The drive home provided us with some raindrops and some great views of a rainbow or two. Gorgeous.
The closer we got to home, the more ominous the clouds. It wasn't long after we got home that it started to rain; stopping and starting. After getting home after playing cards with Rick and Y later in the evening, it rained really hard along with thunder and lightning.
What a nice day we had.
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