T minus 2 days...
...until my sister's wedding! Yes, I'm back here in Kansas (meaning I survived my backpacking trip, but more on that later). I haven't been on the internet much because it's dialup and I'm too impatient. Plus, this is a vacation, and I don't really want to work much on the computer. Most things are pretty well planned for the wedding, but there are some small things (such as inviting people to the rehearsal!) that Bonnie hasn't really done. Whenever we bring these things up, she either says "Whatever" or "It'll work out." Grrr!!! No, it won't just work out! But it isn't my wedding so I guess if things go wrong, they go wrong. I tried to help out. The only thing I really have left to do is finish getting the songs in order and burning CD's. We're getting the reception/dance hall tonight, so I'm going to try out the stereo.
Another perk of being at home - field corn! I love corn on the cob, and since moving to Colorado I haven't been able to eat much. Sure, you can buy sweet corn on the cob at the store, but it's too expensive for one, and secondly I actually prefer the more hearty field corn, especially when it's almost too done to eat. It's free because I can just go out into a field and pick it, and it fills me up so much faster.
Ok, for the backpacking trip. We drove for about 5 hours to the Flat Tops region north of Rifle, CO, car camped one night (with the three guys and me in one tent, talk about crowded!), then hiked the six miles in the next day. I was fine until the last mile or so. It was getting hot and I was pretty dehydrated, so I was suffering. After we set up camp, I layed outside and took a nap while the others fished. Another couple joined us later that night and we had some trout and other food and smores. Saturday, two of the guys (Rod and Todd) and I hiked about 10 miles while Jeff and his friends fished. When we got back to camp around 2, I took another nap and we had another slow night around the fire. Sunday morning we got up early and left camp around 8:30. We made it back to the truck by around 11:30 then drove into Meeker and had a nice big hamburger with french fries. Of course, since we were driving back to Denver on I-70 on a Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in traffic. It took about two hours to get from just west of the Eisenhower tunnel to Idaho Springs. It was a really good trip, though, and I think I'd be up for going again sometime!
Another perk of being at home - field corn! I love corn on the cob, and since moving to Colorado I haven't been able to eat much. Sure, you can buy sweet corn on the cob at the store, but it's too expensive for one, and secondly I actually prefer the more hearty field corn, especially when it's almost too done to eat. It's free because I can just go out into a field and pick it, and it fills me up so much faster.
Ok, for the backpacking trip. We drove for about 5 hours to the Flat Tops region north of Rifle, CO, car camped one night (with the three guys and me in one tent, talk about crowded!), then hiked the six miles in the next day. I was fine until the last mile or so. It was getting hot and I was pretty dehydrated, so I was suffering. After we set up camp, I layed outside and took a nap while the others fished. Another couple joined us later that night and we had some trout and other food and smores. Saturday, two of the guys (Rod and Todd) and I hiked about 10 miles while Jeff and his friends fished. When we got back to camp around 2, I took another nap and we had another slow night around the fire. Sunday morning we got up early and left camp around 8:30. We made it back to the truck by around 11:30 then drove into Meeker and had a nice big hamburger with french fries. Of course, since we were driving back to Denver on I-70 on a Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in traffic. It took about two hours to get from just west of the Eisenhower tunnel to Idaho Springs. It was a really good trip, though, and I think I'd be up for going again sometime!
posted by Kimberly at 5:38 PM
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Nice to hear that you're having a ball! Have fun and enjoy!
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