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THIS POST IS LONG...but full of pictures for your viewing pleasure.
The last two weeks have been non-stop. Two Monday's ago, I headed up with the Palmer's to hike Havasupai. We arrived Monday night, "slept" in the dirt parking lot so that we could wake up and start our hike early before the sun came out. We headed down the trail Tuesday at about 5:30am and it was actually chilly. We were blessed with the more perfect weather. It ended up being overcast all the way down! The 8 mile hike down wasn't too bad...it was more the distance carrying a heavy pack that was more difficult. We finally made it to the village, located the lodge, changed and hiked down to the falls. The water was cold and it was still over cast so we didn't swim much. After discovering all the falls, we hiked back to the lodge, cooked up some delicious Top Romen and made fun of each other as we gimped around because we were already sore from the day's hike totalling 16 miles. Wednesday we hiked down to the falls again and played in all of the them! What a gorgeus site to see. However, last summer a huge flood came through and re-routed the water so Navajo Falls is all dried up and no longer exsists. If you look up before picutres of this fall, you'll notice how much of a tropical cove it is...differing from the others. It was a bit sad. Anyways, after hiking back to the lodge, cooking up some yummy mountain man dinners, sleeping, we arose around 4:30am to start our hike back out. It took us just as long to hike out as it did to hike in...which was an amazing 4 hours! Not bad eh? The hike out was a little more grueling, especially the last mile of steep switchbacks. We all made it...but agreed a helicoptor ride down and out next time would be greatly enjoy :) After sitting in the car for an hour, we got out to use the restroom and none of us could walk properly. It was really hilarious how stiff we were!
Above: Mooney Falls (below Havasu)
Below: Me & Trev below Mooney Falls
THIS POST IS LONG...but full of pictures for your viewing pleasure.
The last two weeks have been non-stop. Two Monday's ago, I headed up with the Palmer's to hike Havasupai. We arrived Monday night, "slept" in the dirt parking lot so that we could wake up and start our hike early before the sun came out. We headed down the trail Tuesday at about 5:30am and it was actually chilly. We were blessed with the more perfect weather. It ended up being overcast all the way down! The 8 mile hike down wasn't too bad...it was more the distance carrying a heavy pack that was more difficult. We finally made it to the village, located the lodge, changed and hiked down to the falls. The water was cold and it was still over cast so we didn't swim much. After discovering all the falls, we hiked back to the lodge, cooked up some delicious Top Romen and made fun of each other as we gimped around because we were already sore from the day's hike totalling 16 miles. Wednesday we hiked down to the falls again and played in all of the them! What a gorgeus site to see. However, last summer a huge flood came through and re-routed the water so Navajo Falls is all dried up and no longer exsists. If you look up before picutres of this fall, you'll notice how much of a tropical cove it is...differing from the others. It was a bit sad. Anyways, after hiking back to the lodge, cooking up some yummy mountain man dinners, sleeping, we arose around 4:30am to start our hike back out. It took us just as long to hike out as it did to hike in...which was an amazing 4 hours! Not bad eh? The hike out was a little more grueling, especially the last mile of steep switchbacks. We all made it...but agreed a helicoptor ride down and out next time would be greatly enjoy :) After sitting in the car for an hour, we got out to use the restroom and none of us could walk properly. It was really hilarious how stiff we were!
Above: Mooney Falls (below Havasu)
Below: Me & Trev below Mooney Falls
Above: Rope swing below Mooney Falls
Below: The beginning of the instensely insanely freakishly scary desent down to Mooney Falls
Above & Below: Havasu Falls
Below: Dried up Navajo Falls
2 New waterfalls were created from this flood.
Above: New waterfall #2
Below: New Waterfall #1
We arrived home late Thursday night....
I was home Friday....and left Saturday for EFY!
This week was amazing! Definitely dubbed a week of miracles. My kids all got something out of the week and some even made drastic changes to their lives. I was over 10 girls, my co-counselor had 10 boys. Our company's name was THIS IS FOOLISHNESS from Alma 37:6. Great name for cheers and chants...everyone knew who we were! It was great! EFY is an awesome experience but exhausted me! I am grateful I was able to do one week...but that was enough for me...I missed Trev! Here are a few pictures of my group! Love them all!
Above: One of our girls got sick so she was quarentined to her room for a day. My other girls decided they wanted to heart attack her.Below: Me and my co-counselor, Billy
Above: The whole companyBelow: These two of my boys auditioned for the Variety show but didn't make it so they put a show on during free time
Above: Pizza NightBelow: "This is Foolishness" at banner and cheer night
Below: most of my girls after breakfast on Tuesday
4 comments:
Ashley, YOU ARE THE WOMAN!!! I always thought I wanted to hike Havasupai but looking at those pics made me re-think it. I'm impressed at your vigor and bravery.
I'm sure the girls at EFY loved you...what's not to love? Such good memories. But now on to bigger and better things...?
Love ya
So fun! You are gorgeous girl. Where did you get your sunflower backdrop???
You are so fun! I'm terribly jealous. . . I miss EFY!
Ashleeeeeeyyy!!
Okay...list....
a) i'm having a hard time figuring out if that picture of you all on the waterfall is real or not. It looks strangely photoshopped. Maybe i'm tired...
b) you and TREV are the cutest thing since...since....since argyle sweaters! i love that you call him that. i love that you missed him while you were at efy. Speaking of which...
c) thanks for posting pictures of efy. i need to live vicariously....haha
d) cannot wait to come home and be friends again. yayyyy :)
The End.
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