We set off our single lantern into the thin, winter Montana sky to welcome in the new year and bid 2010 adieu. The flickering glow on the frozen surface of Swan Lake is particularly lovely.

Special thanks to Spencer Capier for use of his warm version of "Auld Lang Syne"—Find out more about Spencer and his music by visiting spencercapier.com (and be sure listen to and order his new Christmas/holiday album)

Sephoris, Sippori, or Zippori—was known as “the ornament of all Galilee." It was a major city just a few miles from Nazareth. Today you can only glimpse into the grandeur, wealth and industry of a Roman city that once was.

This mosaic is known as “The Mona Lisa of the Galilee,” more than likely a mistress to the man of the house. She has gained notoriety for surpassing the height of mosaic artistry for its day.

We attempted to walk the same walk as Jesus did on His Palm Sunday entry into Jerusalem only to find what was supposed to be a gate—walled off. Under the heat and varying walking abilities in the group we decided to hire a local panel van to transport the lot of us to the closest gate—45 minute walk away.

Amid flies, burlap coffee sacks and our own body heat we raced through the streets of Bethany—part of the area governed by the Palestinian Authority.

We emerged to warm but fresh air and passed through gate security into Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives...

The Twin Lakes lie just over the ridge from the Flathead Valley in Jewel Basin. They are two small alpine lakes in Montana—a 3 mile hike from Camp Misery (poorly named trailhead).

Looking to get a couple more ski runs in at my cousins lake place on Flathead Lake, Montana.