There. Exactly how I feel about camping. End of post.
Just kidding (about the end of the post, not the hatred of camping;)
A group of girls and I went to Moab, Utah last weekend to camp and see this destination that I had never heard of. I don't know how to describe Moab and do it justice. It's amazing rock formations in the middle of nowhere. I was surprised at how many people from other countries were there. Apparently it's a big deal. So, here begins the story, pictures and all.
Friday night, Ashley, Erin and I headed straight west on 70 for SIX hours. I love driving through the mountains, but not when it's dark and raining. We stopped at a sketch gas station (I guess the majority of gas stations are sketch...it makes me laugh that I applied to work at one in high school...desperate times) and this old creeper asked if we were in high school. Really? I don't know if I consider that a compliment or diss.
Anyway, we got to the middle of nowhere, I mean Moab, around midnight. I know that I hate camping, and was keeping an eye out for hotels haha. We changed, brushed our teeth and washed our faces in the parking lot. In the pitch dark. Where I'm sure serial rapists were hanging out. Or snakes. (Erin, by the way, is convinced a snake slithered under her sleeping bag one night......)We get in the tent, where everyone is sleeping and Erin and I get the giggles. And then Ashley falls asleep snoring like a trucker. And I was right next to her. I CAN'T sleep with snorers. I need white noise. Not happening. I even got my ipod and still couldn't drown out that girls snores. And so continues my hatred of camping. Sleeping on the ground. In the cold. Next to a snorer.
Saturday morning I wake up feeling damp, cold, and sore. The first thing I said to Erin was "I hate camping." Apparently they all thought that was hilarious. Honestly, I think camping is boring (sorry Mom), so I was thankful that we had plans for the day. Hiking.
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| We're so tough. |
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| I think it's kissing camels. The girls thought it was kissing dogs. What do you think? |
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| The girls...Erin, me Kim, Ashley, Rachel and Shannon |
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| Sunbathing and taking in one of the arches =) |
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| I love this because it reminds me of how small I am compared to God's majesty. |
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| Roomies! Wouldn't it be cool if that arch was like a bridge that Noah's Ark went through? I just like to be imaginative and think how God made them and all that. He's so creative. And random haha. |
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| Our campsite. It was pretty! |
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| Do you see my crazy friends on the top of that arch? I could barely breathe watching them up there. |
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| Houston, we have a problem. Can't get through because of the water. So we'll just crawl around the rock. |
4 comments:
I couldn't make it through the post without bursting out in laughter, Steph. Do you remember our SERVE trip that Alison couldn't make it on and we were bed/shower buddies?! I couldn't sleep because people were snoring and I got up to ask for ear plugs. You shoulda just done that! :)
You make me laugh when you blog about stuff you don't like. I'm pretty sure you inherited a camping gene from the Batts family. Oh, that's right, you have a dominant "cottage gene" from your DAD's side of the fam. The pics are awesome.
Pics look awesome as well as your commentary on the camping trip itself. (i agree)Never knew about the gas station job hunt back in the day.
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You are hilarious!!! Everything you dislike about camping is exactly what I love!! :) Amazing pictures, you should definitely print some of these and add scripture to them and hang around your apartment or send to family and friends!!! :)
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