Back on the trail!

Scott LOVES backpacking. i love Scott, and i hadn't been up to taking a hiking trip in over 4 years, so when our plans to visit Mandi 3 weekends ago fell thru, we decided to take the opportunity to get out there. we planned a 2 night trip, starting with a trail i had done before, Mount Pleasant.


I look ready, Right?

and, we were off. the first hour of hiking went really smoothly, and i enjoyed pretty much every second. the second hour was a bit tougher, as the trail was pretty steep and didn't really let up for a mile or so. Scott was really patient, though, and finally we got to our campsite!


After we got our campsite set up, and i rested a little, we were ready to take on the Summit!


My facial expression in this pic says it all- we had hiked for probably 45 minutes to get to this point, and we had about another 5 min hike to get to one overlook, and anotehr 15 to get to the other....i was not so sure...but, we made it! i was not interested in going to the edge, though, so scott took this shot of me from his perch- me safely behind some rocks.
and here is my mountaineer, right on the edge of the cliff!

And together! YAY!


We had a great evening out under the stars, with steak and mashed potatoes grilled over the fire, roasted marshmallows, and a cozy night in our tent. we woke up to lots of rain, and had a feeling that since we were going to be unable to have a fire with all the wet wood, we would have to cut our trip short.

we finished the trail, though, and it was really fun even with the rain! we plan on hitting the trail again early thanksgiving week!