Looking for the sun in Sun Valley!

We thought Sun Valley sounded like a great place to go for the weekend. But why is it that the word "Sun" as part of a place name, seems to denote "basking in the warmth of that heavenly orb?" It was cold and misty with significant amounts of rain every day. All I can say is that we were lured there under false pretenses! Actually, that is not quite true -- Sun Valley is best known as a ski resort, so why should we expect ideal conditions in summer? You will see from the photos that the spectacular scenery can be enjoyed regardless of the weather. Whether from the car window or peeking out from an umbrella, we saw breathtaking views.

The Sawtooth Mountain range is tree-lined and majestic. The misty cloud cover reminded me of being in the Swiss Alps.





We didn't specifically go to Sun Valley to find Ernest Hemingway's gravesite, but since we were there, we decided to look it up. Although Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and at various times lived in Paris, Madrid and Key West, Florida, he loved to hunt and fish the fields and streams of Ketchum, Idaho. It was there that he died. It was a misty day when I took this photo and perhaps the extra droplets of moisture caught the light just right, to give the appearance of a pillar of light shining down from Heaven. I thought there was something poetic about it all - Hemingway was anything but a Saint, and yet, it is lovely to think that maybe, just maybe, he has found some measure of redemption at last(So may we all).