The Arches!
These pictures are of a trip Josh just took to the Arches last week with a bunch of buddies from Utah. It was awesome and from what he tells me plus all the pictures, it sounds like he had a total blast. On their last day there, they took a grueling ten-mile hike that just about tested everybody to the max, literally climbing straight down (and back up) through the rock structures without any foot or hand holds, having to use their backs and arms to brace themselves as they climbed up and down through the rocks....sounds like a blast (NOT!) for us armchair adventurers! He still can barely move from the hike! One of the pictures in the slide show is of a lady who was tucked away among the rocks, playing Indian music on some instrument, similar to the flute. Josh said it sounded so cool to hear her play that beautifully haunting music among the rocks. It's so beautiful here....just another trip I have added to Maddie's and my "Must Do" list in the not-so-distant future!
Josh hiking Siphon Draw Trail in the Superstitions
Hi! Welcome to the first of many entries about the adventures of the Allred gang! Last week, Josh decided it was high time to go hiking so he packed up his gear and headed out to the Superstitions. He found a really great hike, Siphon Draw Trail to Flatiron, in the
Superstition Wilderness. Needless to say, he found out, after the fact, that this hike is actually one of the most challenging hikes of the Superstitions, 12 miles round trip, through a steady incline of 1,500 feet on nothing but jagged rocks. Fortunately, he said the hike was well worth the effort as the view from Flatiron, the large flat plateau on top of the Superstitions, was amazing. How lucky we are to live in a place surrounded by so much natural beauty! (Ask me again in about 3 months how lucky we are to live in a place that gets to be 115 during the summer, beautiful or not...I just may have a slightly different opinion about this wonderful state of ours at that point! ha ha) You can see the rocks that Josh had to hike up for miles once he got past the initial paved trail in the state park and crossed into the wilderness area. Gorgeous, isn't it? I personally can't wait to try it for myself....in about a year...or two! ha ha!
When Justin and Erica traveled back east for a few weeks in February, their favorite stop, by far, was Gettysburg. They absolutely fell in love with it and sent me, literally, hundreds of pictures. They were fascinated by its rich history and captivated by the sheer beauty and quaintness of the town. Though I've never visited there, my sister tells me that as pretty as Gettysburg is in February, when these pictures were taken, it is absolutely breathtaking in the spring when everything begins to turn green and the flowers begin to bloom after the long, cold winter. I literally had to go through several hundred pictures to select some for the blog but the few that I have chosen do not even begin to tell the story of Gettysburg. I hope y0u enjoy them as much as I have and please ask Justin and Erica if you have any questions...they have become experts on the area and would love to pass on their knowledge (especially when it comes to the ghosts!)
Hi! Welcome to the first of many entries about the adventures of the Allred gang! Last week, Josh decided it was high time to go hiking so he packed up his gear and headed out to the Superstitions. He found a really great hike, Siphon Draw Trail to Flatiron, in the Superstition Wilderness. Needless to say, he found out, after the fact, that this hike is actually one of the most challenging hikes of the Superstitions, 12 miles round trip, through a steady incline of 1,500 feet on nothing but jagged rocks. Fortunately, he said the hike was well worth the effort as the view from Flatiron, the large flat plateau on top of the Superstitions, was amazing. How lucky we are to live in a place surrounded by so much natural beauty! (Ask me again in about 3 months how lucky we are to live in a place that gets to be 115 during the summer, beautiful or not...I just may have a slightly different opinion about this wonderful state of ours at that point! ha ha) You can see the rocks that Josh had to hike up for miles once he got past the initial paved trail in the state park and crossed into the wilderness area. Gorgeous, isn't it? I personally can't wait to try it for myself....in about a year...or two! ha ha!
Yea!! Grandma said you got your blog going. It looks good. This will be fun to peek in and see what crazy things Josh and Justin are into next.
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