My first time....

HIKING! My first time to go HIKING people. ;)

So on our trip to the desert mountain west....we went hiking.

And, for those of you who know Shorty and I very well....you can go ahead and stop laughing.

Our trip up north was for business AND pleasure. Who doesn't find gasping for air at above 8,000 feet above sea level fun? Come on....

When Shorty and I called this resort town our home....we only participated in "outdoor activities" aside from golf, like 3 times. Not so good.

So, we had our first time on our trip...and we have been married for 8 years. Think it took long enough? ;)

I wore my running shoes, a tshirt, and some roomy shorts. Shorty had a backpack, some bottled water and a map.

As we were about to embark on the trail....a lady came down....with ski poles...to aid her in her hiking journey. A huge backpack filled with who knows what...and attached to it was a canary yellow plastic whistle. Then, a loud radio message came from her shorts...then I noticed the two way radios.

What? Why on Earth do they need all this? Then, I got nervous.

But, I kept on....following Shorty up the steep hill....to climb to God knows where.

The trees got thicker...and thicker...and the air got thinner....each time a chipmunk ran in front of me...I lost 3 years of my life....I panicked every time.

Moose....huge moose live in those mountains....I kept telling myself this. That one would come out of no where and trample me. I got tears in my eyes...not cause I was crying....just kind of scared.

I have a tendency to over react sometimes when I am in unfamiliar territory. ;)

So, I looked up to my left....and saw a few 14 million dollar homes WAY up on the mountain...so, it calmed me down....then, we saw people...and that calmed me down again.

Then, I was able to take some really beautiful pictures with Shorty's cell phone.

I will post more tomorrow.

Hope you enjoyed hearing about my first time.