Doug and I were hiking the other day in Colorado and I couldn’t help but notice the vegetation. It wasn’t particularly pretty at all. I would have described it as hardy. As a matter of fact, if you had placed me there without me knowing I was in Colorado, I would have guessed I was in a desert—sans the cacti. The entire ground cover was bleak shades of tan, brown, and green.

Clearly these are the plants that thrive in the arid cold climate of Western Colorado. Plants (and people) have to be hardy to live in this environment. I didn’t see any orchids or African violets growing here and for good reason. To survive here a plant needs to have a deep root system among many other things. They know they have to be tough to make it through both summer and winter. 

Admiring the hardiness of this vegetation made me beg the question: Do we quit too easily? Could we adopt a hardier attitude, and therefore become more successful? Do we act like an orchid, yet want the results of a low sage brush? I’m not sure, but I can tell you this—this vegetation we saw in Colorado isn’t going anywhere anytime soon! It’s tough and it’s going the distance. I like it!

Let’s GO! WE GOT THIS!
Beth

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