They call them 14ers

I'm heading to Colorado this Thursday with a few people from the church to go on a hiking and camping trip. I don't know all the details but I know that it will be close to an 8 hour drive to get there and then we'll be carrying all that we need on our backs up a 14, 000 foot peak. We'll be tenting for 3 nights...with no plumbing -- I guess I'll make room for a trowel. :)

Anywho...did I mention how high we'll be?! That's like, above the tree line! I'm so glad that Kendra and I have been running in the mornings to at least give me some kind of stamina...I'll just be carrying a 20lb pack for a few days while gaining altitude at a seemingly incredible rate. Just to practice, I packed Kendra's pack with some random contents for weight and wore it around the house while baking a cake and cleaning up.

It's going to be incredible and so worth the sore muscles but first things first...chicken butchering all day Monday!