Hiking...

Ladies and gentlemen, today I learned what a real hike is like and what real hikers do. It was quite a surpsise because I just assumed everyone just "strolled" on the easy paths, but no, there are people in the world who actually go and LOOK for things, like mines and stuff. It was surprising and yet exciting. And in case you were worried and hadn't figured it out yet I am just fine...

David Jones (he used to basically live at our house) got back from his deployment 2 weeks ago. He found a new love for hiking and so he is always getting groups together to go. Since today is Martin Luther King Jr day and he had it off he set up a hike. Me, Doug and Matthew ended up going along with David and his roommate Matthew. The weather was perfect at 78 degrees throughout our whole hike. We set out looking for an old mine, but ended up not being able to find it. David wore a backpack-that is how serious he is. It was full of snacks and water (which is good because I was definitely not prepared fro such an excursion). It was pretty fun and Matthew was excited because he was able to climb on a bunch of rocks. I realized that nature is a beautiful thing, especially the desert-which allows you the opportunity to hike even in January.

Doug on top of the world

Doug found a gord and threw it against a rock. It exploded and he pretended to eat it. It looked disgusting!

The tiny person ahead of Matthew is David with his legit backpack.

Prior to the hike. We had all just barely got up.