# hiking to salvation - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/hiking-to-salvation/ - Published: 2016-04-08T13:39:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout ##### All it took was a single picture from a total stranger with the caption “hiking to salvation” that started my wanderlust. ##### I was in the great Rocky Mountains of Colorado, searching for the 󠀁[Chapel on the Rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_on_the_Rock)󠁿. My pilgrimage was full of it’s own trials, dead end paths and many wrong turns. ##### Just like life itself. All that greeted me were crystal clear lakes and a lone goose enjoying a morning bath. ##### I’d given up trying to find this place and headed up the road hoping I’d see a new inspiration, when it appeared before me.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/d6156-2016-04-022b11-49-29-2.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### Monsignor Joseph Bosetti came across this large rock formation in 1916 while trying to find the impact site from a falling star. The biblical phrase _“upon this rock I will build my church” _became a realization to his religious nature. In 1936, with the help of some philanthropists and a Denver architect, his church was completed.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/e331f-dsc01678.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### On the hillside above the church, Christ the Redeemer oversees the valley. I make my way up the mountain.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4fd3a-dsc01679.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### Tributes to loved ones lost are scattered along the way. I think of my own lost loves in a peaceful and melancholy state of calm.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/7525c-dsc01688.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### After a spell at the top with the picturesque figure, I make my way back down, find a quiet stream, and enjoy the sounds of Spring in the mountains of Allen’s park. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/hiking-to-salvation/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20hiking%20to%20salvation&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fhiking-to-salvation%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/hiking-to-salvation/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/hiking-to-salvation/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/hiking-to-salvation/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/hiking-to-salvation/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…