awesome hike
slept in saturday morning after going to bed fairly late. picked up Steph and went out to Red Robin for lunch. which Steph payed for...as a belated birthday gift. it was sweet! ordered my first drink, dont i feel like a nerd. lemonade with a little bit of citron and amaretto in it. pretty tasty. took Steph home and got home around five. all of a sudden decided i was tired, so i napped for a bit. bad idea. then i was awake all night. got maybe an hour or two of sleep...but definitly didnt go deep enought to benefit from it. climbed out of bed early Sunday morning to get ready to go hiking with Rae. the hike was incredible. all the evergreens mixed in with the underbrush that was all different shades of red, orange and yellow. so incredibly beautiful. made it to knoble nob, and decided to treck on down to lost lake. going down was fun...coming back up, not so fun. i whined a lot and thought i was going to die on several occasions. the lake was more like a shallow puddle with a muddy bottom. and i of course had to take off the shoes and wade in it. however, the surrounding area would be perfect for a secluded camping location! your way down in this valley with trees all around and there were lots of open areas around the lake to set up a tent. oh! and there was this rock up on one of the ridges that Rae pointed out...it looked just like a penis! go Rae! have to find out what the park rules are for camping in a place like that. also get lots of wildlife coming around at night to drink from the lake. we saw lots of deer and elk tracks...but i know there are cougar and bear in that area as well. even though i am incredibly sore and in need of some major massaging i am glad i went. had so much fun. thanks Rae! came home and took a hot shower and then curled up in bed and watched the fifth element and crashed out shortly there after. hurray now i get to go to work.