Girls Camp

I got called back into Young Women, which I think is GREAT!  I am Mia Maid adviser. One of the best things about YW is going to girls camp. I am so glad I could go this year, since it is Emilia's last year.  All the youth leaders did a lot of planning and made camp really awesome. I helped Emilia make a Moana costume because the theme this year was Moana. 

Me and my good friend Marlo

Look at all those cuties!

Waiting for it to get dark so the bats would come out

Our bishop and another biologist taking bats out of a net

Measuring bat wings

There was snow at a high elevation in a shady spot

Taylor Creek

One of our favorite places to hike is Taylor Creek in Kolob Canyon.  There are several forks of the creek. The trail we went on this time was the double arch alcove trail. 

Catching tadpoles

We made it!

Look at that cool alcove!

Hendrickson Lake Really Exists.

Since Ian didn't get to go on the first backpacking trip with all the girls Kent planned another backpacking excursion so he would be able to go.  Since the first Hendrickson Lake hike ended up being a bust he consulted more maps and Google Earth and found a clearer, better route to the lake.  They invited uncle Sam Wells, who is always up for some adventure in the wild and set off for the lake.

Hendrickson Lake?

Kent and I took Emilia and Elise and went on a backpacking trip with Sam Wells.  We were supposed to hike about 5 miles and then end up at a cute little lake in the forest.  We hiked and hiked and hiked. At first we were on the right trail.  Then we ended up missing a turn because it was unmarked and the map was wrong.  We ended up going about 3 extra miles til we finally realized that we were not on the right trail.  At this point we ended up just trying to find a place to camp for the night because it was getting dark.  We ended up camping in "Mosquito Lane", which should have been more appropriately called "Flying Ant Lane".  But, no worries, there were plenty of mosquitoes too.

Very tired of hiking.

Uhh, I think we are lost.

See my heart shaped blister?  It got even bigger, and actually looked like a bum when we were done hiking.

THIS is where we slept.