If Today's Rapture Day, I'm Goin' Fishin'

The Stripers Await Judgement

As you've probably heard by now, today is Rapture Day. Lord, hear my prayers...I figure that if I am gonna die today, I am gonna die doing what I like most - talking to God and fishin'. I've gotta cover my bases, you know. To further endear myself to the Almighty, my last blog post before we are all called Home will be about fishin' and places to fish. I'm thinking that if Jesus hung around a bunch of fisherman, then I've got an "in" with the Good Lord Hisownself by showing my Sonly qualities. :)

BTW, if you haven't done so yet, you can make a donation to my PayPal account by hitting the "Donate" button in the right sidebar. It being Rapture Day and all, it would be a lovely last gesture to make before you vanish from this earthly Veil of Tears. After all, you can't take it with you. But I can keep it here. :)

• Texas Tidbits: Lake Texoma - Catching big ass striper on Rapture Day is a must for those aspiring to get into Paradise.
• Maine Minutiae: Jackman - A little slice of Heaven in Maine.
• Colorado Chronicles: The Healing Waters - You gotta have a clean Soul to enter the Kingdom, so this is a great place to start cleansing.

Those are three of my choices I'd like to spend my last day on Earth. As for the reast of you sinners, hit the "Donate" button in the sidebar and just in case my name is not listed in the Book of Life, I'll make sure your money is well spent as I await my own Judgement. Amen.

Around the World in Three Stories

We made through April Fool's Day without incident as much of the country basks in the glow of spring and embraces the renewal that the season brings - except in the extreme northern climes of the lower 48. Here in Maine, I woke up to a foot or so of snow on the ground thanks to yesterday's nor'easter, so I guess spring won't make a real appearance around here for a little while yet.

While we are thawing out in New England, I am going to take you to some of the most beautiful places on God's Green Earth. We'll go deep underground to explore the World's Biggest Cave only to travel to The Greatest Mountain to touch the sky, awe-struck by the Handiwork of God, touched by its diversity, yet stunned by its uniqueness.

Get comfy, grab a cup of coffee, read on and absorb the beauty of the world before you. The trip's on me. :)

• Plus One: The World's Biggest Cave - A trip to Viet Nam reveals an underground world that is almost beyond belief. This cave is indescribable as mere words can't come near expressing its enormity or the scope of its beauty.
• Maine Minutiae: The Greatest Mountain - Only a few feet short of a mile high, Mount Katahdin is the highest point in the state of Maine. It was a sacred place to the Penobscot Indians. See why by exploring The Greatest Mountain with us.
• Colorado Chronicles: The Healing Waters - Pagosa Springs is home to The Healing Waters, as they were called by the Ute Indians of the day. It's a gorgeous place in a remarkable world.

I think you'll like what you see so much, you'll want to pass it on to your friends and family. The places we visit in this post are that special. or your money back. :)

Colorado Chronicles : The Healing Waters

Pagosa Springs

I haven't often been to the Western Slope of the Continental Divide, except to go fishin' a few times, so my personal knowledge of that part of Colorado is limited. I do know, however, know a cool place when I see one. Pagosa Springs is such a place. The Good Lord chose to put Pagosa Springs at 7000 feet above sea level on the Western Slope surrounded by what is now the San Juan National Forest and land owned by the Southern Ute Indians. He could have done worse. This site has several links to webcams viewing different parts of Pagosa Springs. It appears that the cameras show only still pictures, so you'll need to refresh your browser window every once in a while. The "Springs" part of the town's name comes from the Ute words "pah gosah" meaning "healing waters". "Healing waters" refers to the mineral-rich hot springs in the area. It is to these hot springs that people from all over the world come to cure various and sundry ailments. And it is these springs which provide much economic benefit to Pagosa Springs. Nearby Mesa Verde National Park offers visitors an incredible look at the lives, including magnificent cliff dwellings, of the Anasazi of hundreds of years ago. Mesa Verde isn't the only National Park in the neighborhood, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is also a short distance from Pagosa Springs. Wolf Creek Ski Area, with over 1600 acres worth of snow skiing, is yet another destination that makes Pagosa Springs a favorite of tourists (and an economic benefit to the community). After learning all this new stuff, I do believe that a trip to Colorado should include a drive over The Divide to a cool place that is the home of the "Healing Waters" - Pagosa Springs.