Sunday, July 26, 2009

Matt and Ariana's Summer Vacation 2009

Matt and I spent an entire week in Heber, AZ at his parents' cabin. We had so much fun reading, hiking, cooking, eating, drinking great wine, fishing, playing games, and relaxing. (I also got some really great, difficult runs in!) We had no phone service, internet, or TV and it was marvelous! It stormed every afternoon and the temps on average peaked out at 85 in the sun, then dropped to about 67 after the rain. Awesome. We also did at 17 mile hike! We hiked the East/West trails of Mt. Baldy to make an entire loop all around and up/down the mountain. It was quite an experience, I am just thankful we had no bear encounters. It took us seven and a half hours! Needless to say, I did not run the next day. My legs were so sore! Here are some pics from the week.
Playing tiles when we arrived after my race.


Small hike in Greer interrupted by thunderstorms.
Matt cooking breakfast.
Fishing


What a cute little guy! The fish is cute too!OK, This one is a little better!
At the start of our epic hike. The East fork is 7 miles, the West fork is 7 miles and the connector trail is 3 miles.

The beetles eat away at the trees which make parts of the forst look very eerie.

Matt snapped the elusive Mt. Baldy Sasquatch.
Army airplane crash from the 1950's on the trail.
Rock formations
Forest and beautiful wildflowers
We finally made it to the connector trail! 3 miles to the car!
Hike is finished! We conquered the Mt. Baldy Loop!

2 comments:

Loeffler Family said...

How fun!!! That is so good that you got to spend a whole week there.

Terri and Mark said...

Great pictures girl! Looks like you guys had an awesome time. This is my KIND of vacation!!!