By: Peggy L Henderson
Growing up in Germany, we usually had a white Christmas.
When my family moved half-way across the world to sunny California, Christmas
no longer included snow. It was replaced with warmth and sunshine. To this day,
I miss a white Christmas.
This year, a few weeks before Christmas, I received the most
wonderful gift from a friend, which fulfilled two of my greatest wishes – to
experience winter in Yellowstone, and to have a white Christmas. While I didn’t
actually spend Christmas in Yellowstone, the week before was close enough.
For everyone who knows me, I love Yellowstone! It’s why I
wrote a 13-book series time travel/western historical series set there, after
all. In all my years of visiting the park, this was the first year I got to
visit and experience it in winter. I returned three days ago from the most
amazing trip I’ve ever had, and came away with a greater understanding of why I
chose to write a time travel series set in this amazing place.
When I was asked before why a time travel and why
Yellowstone, the second part of the question has always been easy to answer.
The first part – the time travel part – was a bit harder to pinpoint. “The
premise always intrigued me”, was my standard answer.
Experiencing Yellowstone in winter suddenly made it clear to
me what the answer to that first part of the question is. Nothing beats the
solitude and quiet of a winter experience in the park, when there are few
people around, and when one can stand and gaze out at the magnificent landscape
and features without standing elbow to elbow with other people. It’s easy to
imagine what it must have been like to be the first person to experience this
magical place when you’re surrounded not by people talking on their cell phones
when they should be enjoying the natural splendors before them, but by the
peaceful sounds of nature.
So, for me, this Christmas will always be special
for this
wonderful gift I received to see Yellowstone in winter, and to have a magical
pre-Christmas winter-wonderland experience.
Comment for a chance to receive a signed paperback copy of
my Christmas stories set in Yellowstone and in related Grand Tetons, A
Yellowstone Christmas and Teton Season of Joy. (make sure to
leave your contact information in your comment)
Peggy L
Henderson
Western
Historical and Time Travel Romance
“Where Adventure Awaits and Love is Timeless”
Award-Winning and Best-Selling Author
of:
Yellowstone Romance Series
Teton Romance Trilogy
Second Chances Time Travel Romance
Series
Blemished Brides Western Historical
Romance Series
Wilderness Brides Historical Romance
Series
