we forgot our skis

 
Ok, well there isn't actually snow in Asturias yet, BUT there are lots of ski resorts.  And in a town about 1 hour south of us (Pajares), there is a ski resort that is open year round.  During the off season, they allow you to ride the ski lift to the top of the peek and do some hiking/sight seeing.  The Cantabrian Mountain Range separates the Costa Verde (where we live.. it's very green and beautiful) from the dry desert like parts of Spain.  

Anyway, after breakfast Greg and I decided we would drive south and visit Pajares.  The drive itself was absolutely beautiful, we had no idea there were so many mountains in Asturias!  We also found out today that there are lots of Grizzly bears here, and big cats-like the Lynx.  We got to Pajares and had a hard time figuring out where to go-but we found the ski resort and paid 5 euros to go up to the peek.  It was breathtaking!  As we were up there I was just thinking about how the mountains were made, and what it would have been like to see the Earth folding over itself and pushing upward and all the rumbling and falling rocks:

"'Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken, nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you"

-Isaiah 54:10

I'm not sure what the shaking means in that verse, but I just wonder about the power behind the shifting of the earth to create this huge peaks, and God loves us so much more than that and gives us a peace that is undeniable and unexplainable.  It was awesome to hang out up there with Greg and praise God's creation.

We hiked around for about 2 hours.  There were cattle and horses all over the place, I guess they just have free reign over the mountains, and their owners find them when they need them.  We walked out along the mountain tops and just enjoyed and admired the outdoors and this beautiful province we get to live in for the moment.  It was awesome!  And we can't wait to take you when you come visit =)