This last week was Girl's Camp in our stake and Wednesday was hike day, and I do mean hike day. We didn't just go on any old hike. We hiked to the top of Ben Lomond peak. Apparently there are 2 trails to the top and back - a 16 mile not-so-steep trail and a 12 mile steeper trail. We took the 12 miler, and when you added on the distance from our camp it was a 13 1/2 mile round trip. Let me tell you, I've hiked to the top of Timp several times, and maybe I'm just older now, but this about did me in. The way up was hard, but not too bad, we just all found our own speed. It was absolutely gorgeous. There were wildflowers the whole way, in every color. These pictures don't do them justice -I kept my camera in my backpack most of the time. And the views were spectacular as you would expect. It was the trek down that about tore my poor old knees and feet apart. There were several hobbling old ladies around camp that night and the next day! But every girl in our ward made it (one against her will) even though there were several from the stake who turned back and it turned out to be a good experience. There were a lot of spiritual parallels drawn to our journey through life, and I think everyone accomplished something they didn't think they could.
