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The mountain

Hey guys,

I am in Bormio right now. It is the place to go to ski but since it is summer there is not that much snow. Instead, it is amazingly beautiful and we spent all day hiking in the mountains. Here are some pictures (and a little storytelling) from the trip. Enjoy:

This is where we went hiking. You can see a glacier in the background. In the far away left side of the picture is a little white rectangle before the mountain/back trees start, this is the restaurant we were hiking to today. We were already halfway to it by the time I took the pictures. 4 Kilometers later we arrived.



This is my favorite picture

This picture was taken right before I fell in. FYI: the mountain water is cold.


This was the view on our way back once we hit the road again.




Beautiful



Some rapids
This is probably where I would have ended up if I hadn't been fished out of the water.




A butterfly landed on my hand



Then it was joined by a buddy on my arm







Still hiking along


This is where the trail ended



Waterfalls!



I feel so blessed that Jesus has given me the opportunity to see such amazing beauty. I thank Him every day.



Playing with some snow


This was how close to the top of the mountain we were. At one point we were so high that the trees couldn't grow anymore.



These are big boulders left from the glacier that was here.





Another waterfall

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