Hiking Thrills

Just this last weekend I got to do a couple of hikes that were on my list, compliments of Darrin and his friends for letting me tag along as the lone girl.  

This was at the Wave, it was a very scenic hike, and I am so glad we took the slight detour so we could see it.

View from the Wave, pretty spectacular.

Darrin amid the Wave

Up above the Wave

View in a different direction

I liked these rocks because they looked like brains.

Happy hiking Cambree

Darrin and I "riding the Wave"

This was in Buckskin Gultch at the Cesspool.  It was absolutely foul, as the name implies.

Some fun little holes along the hike

Darrin in one of the holes

Post hike dirty feet

Such good times.  I was a little nervous hiking and camping with 6 guys, but it ended up being a lot of fun.  I was just glad that I was able to mostly keep up with him, I would hate to be that girl that slowed everyone down.  Next hike on the list, Pine Valley.

Grand Adventures

Over Pioneer week Erica and I had our adventure for the year.  We drove up to Seattle and camped out there for 4 days.  We didn't really have much of a plan going into the vacation, which is very unlike us.  It ended up turning out fabulous.  We got to see a lot of fun things and really enjoyed ourselves.  Here is a picture recap of our journey.

This was our camping home while in Seattle.  We stayed about 20 miles outside of the city at Dash Point State park.

We went into Tacoma to explore and found this fun mosaic fish on our way back from eating dinner.

Our first stop in Seattle was to Pike Place

At the Seattle Aquarium 

On a bay cruise out in Elliot Bay

At the Experience Music Project (EMP).  It's a sculptures of guitars/

Space Needle

View from the Space Needle

At Point Defiance park just outside of Tacoma.  They had a fun botanical garden and a lot of fun hiking paths through the woods.

A freakishly large tree

Me trying to fit into a monkey family at the Woodland Zoo just outside of Seattle.

Hanging out with a hippo

At the Science Museum.  I am standing next to a mirror.  There were a lot of fun things at this museum.

Large table and chairs that begged us to get a picture with them

The famous gum wall down Post Alley

Last stop was the Seattle Temple.  

Erica and I had a great trip and the best part is despite the immense amount of time we spent together we never got angry with each other (at least that we let show).  Yay for fun adventurous friends!