Crimson Trail

Today we went on a glorious mission. We decided that we would go hike the Crimson Trail. I did it last week on a date, but I thought that it was worth another try. The first time we walked SO fast. Also- I was trying not to fall on the guy.... I had to keep my eyes on the trail. Ya know what I'm saying? While it was quite excellent the first time, this time was oodles and oodles more exciting. I thought that I would share just a few of our experiences and happenings of the day. I know, I know. This is terribly exciting for all of you. Just hold on to your nickers. Here we go:

-We took lots and lots and LOTS of pictures. My camera ran out of batteries before we even made it to the actual trail. Yep. 88 pictures and then it was gone. How pathetic is that? Luckily Ashley had her camera. What a gal, I tell ya.

-When Ashley told her mother that we were going to be going hiking she said that we should not hike by any cliffs. Ha ha. Yeah, most of the hike is cliffy.... it was humorous. (Yeah, sorry that was not so much of a happening. It was something though)

-We pulled off of the trail for lunch after a little of trekking and had delicious snacks. There were granola bars, Starbursts, and fruit gallor. It was a wonderful time! We sat and talked about the deeper things of life. Made predictions of the future. Took some pictures. Joyous. And then... we saw him. The only other person that we saw all day. A man. A man with no shirt. He was a litle older. A little... bigger. My heart was not going a pitter-pat. Ha ha. But it was a highlight, I will say. He ran past twice. Oh... goodness. And I am such a jerk that as he was running past the first time I took a picture on Ashley's camera. Hopefully he won't mind. I just couldn't resist.

-Marisa told her parents what we were planning and they told us that we should watch out for rattlesnakes. "Ha ha", said I. "Ha ha". I did not think that they would trouble us. What a fool I was.... We were hiking along. Just hiking, hiking, hiking. AND THEN a rattle! A sound! A noise! A death warning! Marisa (who was leading the hiking train at the time) started running a head. I looked down and saw the snake uncomfortably close to my foot. I ran as fast as I could. When we turned around a few moments later, I realized the end of the train, Ashley, was missing. She had to run the other way when we saw the creature. It took us a few minutes, but she finally got past it. BAH! It was most stressful. Most stressful, indeed.

Yeah.... those were pretty much the highlights. It was a WONDERFUL time! I wish that I could say every little thing that happened... but I can't. Sadness. Anyhow.... We conquered the mountain. Go us!