My first three years in Colorado I made it to the blessing of the water on the great divide. This is a service held near Theophony (Epiphany) where Orthodox Christian from across Colorado meet on Monarch pass and bless the snowpack that will subsequently melt and run to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. We've missed the last three years due to weather and Anna's birth, but this year the day worked out perfectly. We drove up under blue skies and while it's normally below 0 there this time of year, the sun was out and if it weren't for a light breeze we'd almost not need the winter parkas.
We walk to each side of the mountain and toss a cross of ice over the edge to melt and bless the land.
And then as tradition holds, we drive into Salida for pizza, beer and a chance to visit with friends from the other side of the mountains. Here Joachim is munching with friends from the Springs. Each of the kids get a dough ball to shape and play with while they wait. Below Joachim's dough is baking in the oven... too bad I didn't take a picture of his finished product, he'd shaped it into letters.
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