We planned a camping/hiking trip to Table Rock this weekend. Kyle's parents were so nice to meet us up there and let us camp with them. We went up Friday afternoon and had plans to stay the night and then Kyle and I would get up on Saturday morning and go hike Table Rock while the kids stayed with Kyle's parents at the campsite.
Here's my cute little Dallin boy. He's growing up so fast!
Don't worry- he's not really driving :)
Dallin and Kyle
Me and Hailee- she was a bit cranky, but I got a little smile out of her :)
It didn't help that just a little while after we got there Hailee fell on the trailer stairs and scraped up her knee pretty good. Here she is with Grandma Wright and her little band-aid on her knee
Dallin and Hailee sittin in their cute little chairs
Sittin around the fire with Grandpa Wright
Bright and early on Saturday morning we got up and Kyle and I started off on the trail. This was the first picture I took. You can't tell from the picture, but the moss on that tree was neon green. It was really cool looking!
The scenery was so beautiful
There was so much green everywhere! There were flowers (or at least what was left of them) everywhere!
This was like a tunnel of trees. Awesome!
We had to cross this creek several times. We brought our flip flops in our back-packs so we wouldn't get our feet wet. It was a pretty good idea. There were a lot of little creeks everywhere I think especially with the high level snow pack they had up there. We even saw a little creek that came from out of the ground.
Taking a quick break
Getting closer to the top! You can see the little bump in the distance (towards the right, it looks lighter than the other bumps) That's Table Rock!
A creek coming down the rocks kind of like a waterfall. It was beautiful. If you look closely, you can see me about halfway up in the picture.
Another picture closer to the top! (there's Table Rock over at the far right) I can't believe how far away it looked the whole time until we were really close. It was funny, there was a point where I could see tiny specks, (people) that looked like tiny little ants. I wondered if we were ever going to make it up there! :)
I didn't take a lot of pictures between here and the top because the hike got pretty tough and I was worn out! My hip also started to really hurt. I felt like an old lady, especially when there really were some older ladies that passed me! I'm just so grateful for Kyle and his encouragement while he waited for me to wobble my way up there!
Finally reached the top- the view was breathtaking!
It looked like a postcard
It was pretty busy at the top- so it was kind of hard to even get a picture without other people in it
There- I cropped them all out :)
Me and Kyle
Here's a cool short little video that shows a 360 degree view from the top
I didn't get any pictures on the way down, because as soon as we started to head down from the top, we noticed some storm clouds gathering in. Of course I didn't want to be caught at the top with a lightning storm around us, so we started to hurry down as fast as my blistered sore feet would let me go. (so we really didn't go very fast :) We were still pretty close to the top above the treeline in the meadows when the storm hit us. It was drenching rain, hail, and lightning. I was pretty scared that we would get hit by lightning because it was really close, but we kept pushing on. It got even tougher when it started to hail really hard and it really stung our sunburned skin. I was hesitant to find cover under any trees because you always hear horror stories of people standing under a tree and getting hit by lightning, especially since there weren't very many trees up there, and out of the few that were up there, you could see that many had been hit by lightning before. So we decided to keep going. Lightning, thunder, hail, and drenching rain, I had never been so exposed to the elements before. I even saw a moose in the trees not very far away during the storm. Of course I was pretty scared, but we made it! I remember thinking it was funny that we had packed flip flops in our backpacks so that our feet wouldn't get wet, when walking in the downpour, the trail had turned into its own stream, and we were soaked to the bone.
Even though there were moments where I was really discouraged, it really was such a wonderful beautiful experience. We made it down, muddy and soaked, but I had learned so much.
1. I should have been more prepared with better shoes, some hiking poles, and a Poncho
2. I need to strengthen my hip so I can do this hike again without the awful pain (I'm not about to give up!)
3. Wear sunscreen!
4. Heavenly Father has created such a beautiful earth for us to enjoy
5. I have a wonderful, amazing, patient husband who helped me so much through the hard moments
I'd really love to go again next year, but I think I'll practice with a few smaller hikes earlier in the season to help condition myself :)
Here's my cute little Dallin boy. He's growing up so fast!
Don't worry- he's not really driving :)
Dallin and Kyle
Me and Hailee- she was a bit cranky, but I got a little smile out of her :)
It didn't help that just a little while after we got there Hailee fell on the trailer stairs and scraped up her knee pretty good. Here she is with Grandma Wright and her little band-aid on her knee
Dallin and Hailee sittin in their cute little chairs
Sittin around the fire with Grandpa Wright
Bright and early on Saturday morning we got up and Kyle and I started off on the trail. This was the first picture I took. You can't tell from the picture, but the moss on that tree was neon green. It was really cool looking!
The scenery was so beautiful
There was so much green everywhere! There were flowers (or at least what was left of them) everywhere!
This was like a tunnel of trees. Awesome!
We had to cross this creek several times. We brought our flip flops in our back-packs so we wouldn't get our feet wet. It was a pretty good idea. There were a lot of little creeks everywhere I think especially with the high level snow pack they had up there. We even saw a little creek that came from out of the ground.
Taking a quick break
Getting closer to the top! You can see the little bump in the distance (towards the right, it looks lighter than the other bumps) That's Table Rock!
A creek coming down the rocks kind of like a waterfall. It was beautiful. If you look closely, you can see me about halfway up in the picture.
Another picture closer to the top! (there's Table Rock over at the far right) I can't believe how far away it looked the whole time until we were really close. It was funny, there was a point where I could see tiny specks, (people) that looked like tiny little ants. I wondered if we were ever going to make it up there! :)
I didn't take a lot of pictures between here and the top because the hike got pretty tough and I was worn out! My hip also started to really hurt. I felt like an old lady, especially when there really were some older ladies that passed me! I'm just so grateful for Kyle and his encouragement while he waited for me to wobble my way up there!
Finally reached the top- the view was breathtaking!
It looked like a postcard
It was pretty busy at the top- so it was kind of hard to even get a picture without other people in itThere- I cropped them all out :)
Me and Kyle
Here's a cool short little video that shows a 360 degree view from the top
I didn't get any pictures on the way down, because as soon as we started to head down from the top, we noticed some storm clouds gathering in. Of course I didn't want to be caught at the top with a lightning storm around us, so we started to hurry down as fast as my blistered sore feet would let me go. (so we really didn't go very fast :) We were still pretty close to the top above the treeline in the meadows when the storm hit us. It was drenching rain, hail, and lightning. I was pretty scared that we would get hit by lightning because it was really close, but we kept pushing on. It got even tougher when it started to hail really hard and it really stung our sunburned skin. I was hesitant to find cover under any trees because you always hear horror stories of people standing under a tree and getting hit by lightning, especially since there weren't very many trees up there, and out of the few that were up there, you could see that many had been hit by lightning before. So we decided to keep going. Lightning, thunder, hail, and drenching rain, I had never been so exposed to the elements before. I even saw a moose in the trees not very far away during the storm. Of course I was pretty scared, but we made it! I remember thinking it was funny that we had packed flip flops in our backpacks so that our feet wouldn't get wet, when walking in the downpour, the trail had turned into its own stream, and we were soaked to the bone.
Even though there were moments where I was really discouraged, it really was such a wonderful beautiful experience. We made it down, muddy and soaked, but I had learned so much.
1. I should have been more prepared with better shoes, some hiking poles, and a Poncho
2. I need to strengthen my hip so I can do this hike again without the awful pain (I'm not about to give up!)
3. Wear sunscreen!
4. Heavenly Father has created such a beautiful earth for us to enjoy
5. I have a wonderful, amazing, patient husband who helped me so much through the hard moments
I'd really love to go again next year, but I think I'll practice with a few smaller hikes earlier in the season to help condition myself :)
1 comment:
way to go! i had some neighbors who hiked table rock that same day and got soaked too! and one of them sprained their ankle trying to get down the hill too fast. not good. glad you were safe and glad you had a great time. you look great!
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