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Honoring Old Glory, taking in God’s grandeur

July 17, 2022 by Tony Leave a Comment

Honoring Old Glory, taking in God’s grandeur
A young man gazes out across the Rocky Mountains while standing next to an American flag. (© Tony’s Takes)

On our recent trip to Gunnison National Forest, the highlight (for me) was ascending American Flag Mountain. Yeah, we used our side-by-side and ATVs but it counts. 😉 

At 12,713 feet high, the mountain is aptly named as you can see and provides amazing 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape. We were in no rush to start the trip down and back to camp as no matter which direction you looked, you had to stop and soak it all in.

Such was the case with my son. He walked out to the cliff’s edge and just stopped and for the longest time just looked… and looked… and looked. I have some better pics to share in the future showing the view from up there but this one really appeals to me the most.

About the Declaration of Independence

July 4, 2017 by Tony Leave a Comment

About the Declaration of Independence. A friend posted this text and it seems quite appropriate. While some may find the founding documents of our nation and the insight imparted in them malleable, I would argue as a former president did, that the Founding Fathers’ wisdom far exceeds our own and that those words are not for us to change. We would do well to remember what they went through, their sacrifices, and their thoughts that went into the words of wisdom of that declaration and our Constitution.

“About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore very well discard their conclusions for something more modern. But that reasoning can not be applied to this great charter. If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions. If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward the time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule of the people. Those who wish to proceed in that direction can not lay claim to progress. They are reactionary. Their ideas are not more modern, but more ancient, than those of the Revolutionary fathers.”
~ Calvin Coolidge, July 4, 1926

The flag of the United States of America flies proudly at sunrise. (© Tony’s Takes)
The flag of the United States of America flies proudly at sunrise. (© Tony’s Takes)

Storms brewing behind Old Glory

June 24, 2014 by Tony Leave a Comment

Taken just moments ago looking east of #Denver, #Colorado where a thunderstorm has really erupted. One of the best things about the Centennial State is its widely varying #weather that provides nearly endless photo opportunities.

Storms brewing behind Old Glory. © Tony’s Takes
Storms brewing behind Old Glory. © Tony’s Takes

Golden sunrise illuminates Old Glory

November 9, 2013 by Tony Leave a Comment

The United States flag flies proudly outside my house every day of the year.  On this morning, two days before Veterans Day, the sky was illuminated brilliant orange at sunrise and helped to light up Old Glory.

November 9, 2013 - Golden sunrise illuminates Old Glory.  (© Tony’s Takes)
November 9, 2013 – Golden sunrise illuminates Old Glory. (© Tony’s Takes)

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