On the way there, I spent the ride laying out the boundaries of our outing – where we will park, how we will walk through the parking lot, how long we will stay, what can be purchased, where we will go after we are done. Predictability gives Helene the confidence she needs to get ...
The road then wriggles its way higher and higher with a series of twisties until the summit is reached at Galena Pass, over 8,700 ft. high. Snow banks were still hugging the road in three foot drifts and piled up near the overlook parking lot. We stopped there for photos and to appre...
if she had suggested coffee, dinner, a visit to her home, but it seemed to be all she wanted, too. That day, when they had almost reached the clearing that stretched from the last trees to the parking lot, she had turned suddenly and hugged him...