ROAD TRIPPIN’ WITH KAREN & CRAIG PHOTOS BY KAREN RUHL

from Faith On Every Corner - January 2020

THE RABBIT TREE By Lynn Downham

Craig and I have not been on a photography trip for the past month, some due to health, and some to our business schedule. While working on the magazine and thinking about the new year ahead, I thought of so many places we have been and what they meant to us.

Yosemite National Park came to my mind. It is all inspiring. Yosemite is known all over the world for its rocks and its rock climbing. There’s many cliff faces, domes, and peaks including Royal Arches (Yosemite), Half Dome, and Cathedral Peak.

Yosemite Valley is known for having many waterfalls in a relatively small area, due to its sheer granite walls. I was in awe of Yosemite and excited to be in a place where one of my favorite photographers spent quite a bit of time. Ansel Adams was a master of photography. He has many quotes about being behind the camera and said this of Yosemite.

Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. ~Ansel Adams

From the valleys to the tops of the mountains, Yosemite Valley is one of God’s beautiful creations. Once again, Ansel Adams says it best. “I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful - an endless prospect of magic and wonder.”

With that last quote, I leave you with this thought. My hope is that you get out and take drives where you live. You won’t have to drive far to find the beauty that God created. If you are able, find a park near you and explore. May God bless your travels.