Uncompahgre Peak

This past weekend I made my way to Colorado with some friends for quite the adventure. We went to hike Uncompahgre Peak, part of the San Juan mountain range. Which is the 6th highest peak in Colorado, at 14,309 feet. We camped just outside the small town of Lake City, Colorado.

Uncompahgre Peak

Saturday morning we arose, bright and early [5:45 AM bright and early] and made our way to the Nellie Creek trail head, where we would begin our journey. The hike was beautiful and the views were absolutely amazing! I couldn't believe what I was looking at when we got to the top of the peak. You could look out and see for miles and miles. Tops of mountain peaks, snow covering in some areas, beautiful blue skies and white clouds. It was absolutely unbelievable!

Amazing view from the Summit

Dave and I... and a mouthful of bagel sandwich, mmm.

{Thanks to Dave, I made it to the top. I thought I was going to die. He was so nice to stay back with me until we made it all the way. What a sweetheart, huh? Haha.}

Heading back down, with a great view behind

After the hike we went back to our campsite and decided to get in the river. The guys enjoyed skipping some rocks and having races to see who's stronger, blah blah. The water was freezing and the air was very warm. I decided to get in the water a little bit to try and cool down. As I was bending over getting my arms and legs wet, I heard a THUD, then blacked out. I opened my eyes, not sure of what happened and heard Kyle say, "I think I just hit her in the head." I responded, "Yeah, I think you did." Then, as I'm still bending over, I look up to see a steady stream of red blood falling into the water, from my head. Turns out, as I was getting wet, Kyle was skipping a rock. And that rock hit me right in the head. :) Luckily, Hillary, who is a nurse, and Dave were there very quickly to my rescue. With some pressure and pad, the bleeding stopped in no time. Now I am just left with a small cut and bump, that is slightly tender.

The aftermath of boys playing with rocks.

Saturday afternoon Dave, Hillary, Mike and I went into Lake City for lunch. We ate at a bar and grill called Cannibal Grill. It was very tasty. We were all pretty pooped, so we took an afternoon nap. We finished the evening off with some bocce ball and pizza. Then of course we had to end the night with a fire and smores.

Playing some good ol' bocce ball.

Sunday we took a longer way to get home. We took the scenic route through the mountains and saw some INCREDIBLE views. This weekend has opened my eyes to nature and how beautiful it really is. It's amazing what is out there and so many people will never experience that beauty. I'll let the pictures do the explaining. Unbelievable.

Dave & I in front of the San Juan mountains, from Slumgullion Pass.

{Old Mine along the back roads. Beautiful lake and valley. Top of a rock peak.}

Oh, and I can't forget. I'm so proud of my Pathfinder. We were off-roading most of the time and the pathfinder handled it like a champ. First time going four-wheeling and off-roading like that. So proud. And Dave was an excellent driver the entire weekend. I loved the ride from the passenger seat. :)

I Made It!

Well, as you know I went down to Moab last weekend for the Canyonlands Half Marathon. Don't worry, I didn't run a half marathon. They also have a 5 Mile Run. Yep, that's what I did. I was pretty nervous about running because I didn't do as much training as I should have. Not to mention I was sick the entire week before and was struggling to even breath! So, needless to say I wasn't sure how the race would go.

Saturday morning came, very early. We woke up around 6:30 to be at the shuttle spots by 7:30. Then we had a long, freezing wait at the start until race time, which was 9:30. Luckily we were able to wear our sweats and jackets until the Sweat Truck took off at 9:00. That half hour about killed me. It was SO cold.

Alisa and I ran the 5 mile race together, mostly. I was feeling good, but had to take a break around 3.5 miles. I told Alisa to keep going. I tried to catch her, but my shoes started hurting my feet. {Unfortunately I wore my old ones instead of my new ones. But, I didn't get blisters like I was worried about.} So because of my feet I had to walk a little here and there. I finished in 00:56:51, which put me at a 00:11:25 mile. To me, that is fine! I was just happy to finish under an hour. And for my first race, I didn't want to set any expectations that I wouldn't be able to meet and then get all discouraged about it. So, I set the goal to finish. And doing it in under an hour was in the back of my mind, but mainly, I just wanted to finish. :)

After all the running was said and done we went back to our cabin to relax. Brooke met up with a friend she went to school with and they invited us to go Jeeping with them. Alisa and I wanted to take a nap because we both had headaches. So Brooke went and we laid down. Our friends Skyler and Kevin came down with us. While we were running they were riding. A dirt bike and 4-wheeler. They got back and the four of us went to eat at Zax. It's a fun Pizza, Pasta, Sandwich place. Since this was my first trip to Moab I wanted to make the best of it, and go hiking, somewhere! So, we talked the guys into going to Arches National Park. We were pressed for daylight, so we didn't do the full Delicate Arch hike. Instead we just went to the 'Viewpoint' and a few other cool places.

Moab is beautiful! I definitely want to go back and take more time to enjoy everything there is to do there! We were there for only a short weekend, so time was very limited. But, it was a good time nonetheless.

Here are some pictures of our fun weekend!!

GaNgSTa'S

Alisa and me waiting before our race.

Still waiting, final minutes before the race began.

We all made it! Alisa and I ran the 5 mile and Brooke ran the half marathon!

Balanced Rock {that you can't see} with Skyler & Kevin

am i ready for this?

in 11 days i am running a race. nothing extravagant like a lot of people have done, such as a marathon, or even a half-marathon. i am running 5 miles. yep, 5 miles. but for someone like me, who is not a runner and really only does it to keep in shape, 5 miles is a LOT. i've been running, working my way up, and it sucks. my feet hurt, my legs hurt. really, i have nothing to complain about though, because i am only running 5 miles, not 13.1 or 26.2. {i'm not sure you'll ever hear me say i'm running a half marathon}. we will see how these 5 go to see if i have any desire to run more on another occasion. i'm doing this with my roommate alisa, friend brooke, and friend grayson. alisa and i are running the 5 miles while the other two are being troopers and running the half. so i think it'll be good to have a running buddy, but i also think she might leave me in the dust. i enjoy running when i have things to vent and think about. but running 5 miles just to run 5 miles, no thanks. what was i thinking? maybe how fun it would be to go to moab since i've never been. or that it might be fun to run in an actual race. who knows. haha, i'm sure it won't be that bad, i hope. i will post about it and let you know.

i promise it'll come

i do plan on posting about my cruise. there is just so much to tell that when i think about actually doing it, i get overwhelmed and decide to do something else instead. but, it will come, eventually. i will say this, though. i had an absolute amazing time and can't wait to go on another cruise again!! hopefully i don't have to wait too long before my next one. the Caribbean is fantastic. the water is beautiful and i love it. love, love, love it. in the mean time, here are a few pictures until i get to adding more. :)

Break dancers on the ship. "Fresh Bananas"

Scooter gang in Cozumel, Mexico

My souvenir from Cozumel. :)

Mardi Gras night on the ship, with Chuck, Brett, & Devin!

Ready for the zip line in Isla Roatan, Honduras!!

hope you enjoyed the preview! the pictures uploaded faster than i was anticipating, so maybe i'll post it sooner than i thought. lucky for you two people who look at my blog. thanks, mom. :)

10 Days!

I have lots of updating to do. But that won't be happening this time...

Right now I am having a problem with this:

I should be taking this:

Because I am going on one of THESE!!!

That's right! On the 23rd I will be flying to Florida, then on Sunday the 24th, I will be boarding the ship above! I can hardly wait. This is my first cruise ever, so I am super STOKED!! I am going with my roommate and two other friends. It is an "LDS Singles" cruise, so there will be TONS of people around my age to hang out and party with! It will be so much fun.

We are going to the Western Caribbean, making stops at Cozumal, Belize, Isla Roatan, and Cayman Islands. Oh betty! This week has been killing me and next week is only going to be worse.

{Dear Cruise}

{please come FASTER and last FOREVER!}

{Love, Kami}

* birthday kids *

Kali and Kaleb turned 2!! We celebrated at Greg & Karen's with some pumpkin carving and mummy pizza's and mummy hot dog's.

Pumpkin & Piglet

Opening presents. Kaleb loved his trailers & Kali loved her Elmo

Kaleb & Kali blowing out the candles

..cabin time..

A few weeks ago me and my friends went down to Kelsy's cabin in Spanish Fork. We had lots of fun carving pumpkins, eating junk food, and of course watching scary movies (Hocus Pocus). We were lucky enough to have Kelsy's brother-in-law and Parker there to build a fire so we wouldn't freeze to death. Parker did a great job of keeping it going all night too.

Parker and I carved a Y.

Me, Kels, Heather, and Alisa with our pumpkins.

We forgot breakfast, so we had Butterfinger and Muddy Buddies.

Family Photo by the river.

Taking a walk and enjoying the beautiful fall leaves.