This is going to be a long post. SO many things that
happened in just 48 hours, and I want to remember them all. Meow.
We left for Zion after work on Friday. Things got a little
silly on the way up there.
Why did Susie fall out of the tree?
She had no arms.
Knock knock
Who’s there?
Not Susie!
(Hannah almost ended a relationship when the guy wouldn’t
let her finish this joke…)
Then, I was texting with my friend John, but it was my turn
to drive. Hannah took over and typed what I said. And then added the word
“meow” into each text. All
weekend, someone would say something, and someone else would add, “meowmeow.”
The rain began as soon as we found a campsite, and the girls
hastily set up their tent in the dark. (I got to sleep in Stella, Sia’s Jeep.
Because I am not a fan of tents.) The girls had a pretty good laugh in the
morning when they saw the tent in the daylight.
We left the tent to head into town for coffee and
experienced one of the most terrifying rides of our lives. We had somehow
missed the road sign that said “Impassable When Wet” (“It was in 12 point
font!” Hannah exclaimed) and Stella was skidding all over the place on our way
down the mesa. I was sure we were going to plummet over the edge to our deaths.
While enjoying coffee and a lemon pecan scone at Deep Creek Coffee, we devised
a plan. The rain was going to continue. The road would get worse. We had to go
back for our gear sooner rather than later. Eek!
Sia pulled over and talked to some random campers at the bottom of the mesa. A sexy Latin guy gave her the following pep talk: "You got this! Use the tools that are right in front of you!! Steady and confident, and don't use the brakes..... just like in life." And she did it! We survived!
*I never finished this post because life got crazy and friendships fell apart and it all just makes me really sad. But I just noticed the draft still sitting here and wanted to at least share the pictures I still have on my phone and say a few more things about this weekend. It really was fabulous. The rain at Zion meant that there were waterfalls pouring out of the main canyon. It was awesome to look at rappels I've done and see water flowing there. That night, there was a lot of alcohol and we met these climbers from Canada and this drifter who let us play his didgeridoo...
And then the next day, we hiked Angel's Landing.
*I never finished this post because life got crazy and friendships fell apart and it all just makes me really sad. But I just noticed the draft still sitting here and wanted to at least share the pictures I still have on my phone and say a few more things about this weekend. It really was fabulous. The rain at Zion meant that there were waterfalls pouring out of the main canyon. It was awesome to look at rappels I've done and see water flowing there. That night, there was a lot of alcohol and we met these climbers from Canada and this drifter who let us play his didgeridoo...
And then the next day, we hiked Angel's Landing.
(Look at that tiny spot in the lower right hand corner- that's a shuttle bus!)
We called ourselves a quad-fecta of beauty and awesomeness.
#meow
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