havasupai falls.....AMAZING!

pictures just cant do this place justice. It is absolutely amazing, and although you cant really call it a vacation because its more of an adventure, its a must for anyone who loves the outdoors. we hiked a total of about 30 miles. we had backpacks that were 40lbs each and blisters the size of Texas....and we would still do it again in a heart beat. its on the calendar for next year if anyone wants to join us.

some highlights:

jumping off 50 foot waterfalls.

finding a rope swing..score!

eating nothing but dehydrated food....gotta love dehydrated beef stroganoff with 1200mg of sodium, yum.

watching arron face his fear of heights...hahahaha

rafting down the river with $5.00 rafts from walmart, make sure to jump off BEFORE the 200 foot waterfall.

the helicopter ride out of the canyon... NO WAY was i hiking back UP!

realizing you take ICE for granted once you get home.

bear lake....2009

can i just say i fetching love bear lake, i know some would argue that its cold and windy and other lakes are better, but there is just something about that crystal blue water that i love. its pretty much heaven on earth. :)


in case you cant tell thats me taking a picture over the side of the boat, in the reflection of the water. wow thats clear!

"summer summer summertime"

i love summer time, we've had so much fun already. we celebrated out 8 year anniversary by eating at the cheesecake factory, one of my all time favorites, and since then we have been busy packing july with as much fun as possible.

arron is pretty much addicted to camping right now, so he planned a fun trip to san rafael swell to go camping and hike some slot canyons. he did a great job planning every detail from the perfect camp spot with all the "facilities" a girl could hope for, to the amazing 8 mile hike through wild horse canyon. what he didnt plan on was that the hike would take 5 hours and it would be 105 degrees outside.

We have gone mountain biking up mullerpark canyon to elephant rock a couple times already and let me just say 14 miles is not as easy as it sounds.

So all in all july has been GREAT.... i cant wait to see what august will bring!