Meals of the Wilderness

This weekend was my first weekend of college (not counting move in weekend) and ohmygoodness was it awesome. The picture above is a pic of Kendra and I hiking a Fourteener called Mt. Sneffles. It was so beautiful to see Colorado and all it's beauty at fourteen thousand feet. We left Saturday at 7 a.m. and hiked to the blue lakes on Mt. Sneffles, which were a gorgeous turquoise kind of blue. We went with a group of people who signed up for the hike through CMU's Outdoor Program. Once we reached about 12,000 feet (I believe) we set up tents and had a wilderness adventure. There is nothing more wonderful then spending time with a group of awesome people surrounded by nothing but the beauty of God's artistic creation.

Isn't it funny how much better food tastes when you've worked for it? For whatever reason our beans and chicken burritos at camp that night tasted like 5 star dining. That night I definitely froze my toes off but the next day made it all worth it. Hiked, rock climbed, and shimmied by way up that mountain, and the view was breathtaking. You could see for miles and miles. Its always so humbling knowing just how little we really are, and how wonderful and mighty everything around us is. It's safe to say this will not be the last of my adventures out here in Colorado. It's also safe to say I am not the most graceful of hikers haha pretty much tumbled and slid my way down the mountain. lol It didn't slow me down though!

Hiked down and made it home around 7 pm on Sunday. I think I have a little bit of an eye infection in both my eyes, they are pretty red and uncomfortable. But keep it in your prayers and hopefully if I keep them clean they will heal quickly. Hiking made me think of Oregon and how much I miss and love everyone back home but how blessed I feel to have made some already amazing friends that I feel like I've known my whole life not to mention that this is where God definitely planned for me to be. It's amazing. I'll post some more pictures once I get them downloaded! Hope everyone had as amazing of a weekend as me:)