July 15, 2010

'R' Mountain Hike

Kaley & I decided to hike R mountain this week.
It was a beautiful day and really fun.

There are many trails around the base of the mountain that you can hike up. For some reason, Kaley and I didn't find any of those trails, and we simply went STRAIGHT up the mountain.
We slipped, and we slided, nearly ending our lives a dozen times, but it was an adventure!
The view from the top is amazing!

Kaley slipped at the top and nearly fell off the cliff.. good thing I was there to catch it on camera

We hiked up Subway sandwiches. This sounded like a good idea when we were buying them, but since we had them toasted, by the time we got to the top they were... a little soggy. And I didn't feel so great afterward.

Soakin in the sun

We were so happy to finally make it to the top!



Coming down the mountain. Yes, we are going straight down. It was hard-core.




We stopped on the way home to say hello to these giant Elk.
Look at their antlers! I couldn't believe how big they were up close... I don't understand why they aren't top heavy and just slam down head first???..
Those antlers would give me a headache.



For the record, it was not a bug I heard... I promise I heard a snake! So it was a legitimate scare!

5 comments:

MandM said...

Well... there are rattle snakes around there.

Kaley said...

so fun!

D-dawg said...

HAHAH! So fun. But scary too- can you guys please use a trail next time!!!! Sheesh. Great photos and video. Even if it was a bug it is ok to be scared of them- I am.

DAD & MOM said...

Glad to see you are getting some outside time in between, school, homework and teacher's aide. Sounds like a fun adventure!

Kate said...

what a pretty view. me and my roommates decided to hike that once at like 5am...then it was a cloudy day, so we couldn't even see the sunrise.