Can I just say that I love not having any school or work responsibilities!!! Oh my gosh it is so much fun!! During these days off I have been focused on decorating and organizing our apartment. I have been dragging Jake around to dollar stores and other such places and he has not once complained. So when Jake proposed the idea of hiking the "Y" I decided it was his turn to do something fun. So yesterday morning we got up and drove to the trailhead of the "Y" mountain.
This is us at the trailhead. I was completely naive as to how hard the hike would be. I had looked up how long it was and saw that it was about a mile up and a mile down and the people who had written the article I was reading said it was an easy hike. Well it wasn't and those authors had probably climbed Mt. Everest after climbing the "Y" and could therefore say it was "easy". The hike consisted of STEEP switchbacks for over a mile up. I am such a whimp and had to stop at each turn and take a five minute breather. I seriously thought I was going to die!
There were some positive things things that came out of the hike, though. We saw some deer! They were down by the trailhead but Jake got so excited!!!
The view, when we finally got to the top, was amazing!!! We could see all of Provo and even found our Wymount apartment!
I have always wanted to climb the "Y" and then lay down backwards on it (Jake is doing this in the picture above). The view from that angle is awesome! It looks like the world is turned upside down and the mountains are floated in the sky! (*Warning: If you try this little maneuver just be aware that it is quite terrifying trying to lay down backwards on this very steep hill with nothing to hold on to.)
And just because every adventure needs a picture that represents our triumph!!! SO happy that I made it to the top! And SO happy that we are done with that hike! :)
This is us at the trailhead. I was completely naive as to how hard the hike would be. I had looked up how long it was and saw that it was about a mile up and a mile down and the people who had written the article I was reading said it was an easy hike. Well it wasn't and those authors had probably climbed Mt. Everest after climbing the "Y" and could therefore say it was "easy". The hike consisted of STEEP switchbacks for over a mile up. I am such a whimp and had to stop at each turn and take a five minute breather. I seriously thought I was going to die!
There were some positive things things that came out of the hike, though. We saw some deer! They were down by the trailhead but Jake got so excited!!!
The view, when we finally got to the top, was amazing!!! We could see all of Provo and even found our Wymount apartment!
I have always wanted to climb the "Y" and then lay down backwards on it (Jake is doing this in the picture above). The view from that angle is awesome! It looks like the world is turned upside down and the mountains are floated in the sky! (*Warning: If you try this little maneuver just be aware that it is quite terrifying trying to lay down backwards on this very steep hill with nothing to hold on to.)
And just because every adventure needs a picture that represents our triumph!!! SO happy that I made it to the top! And SO happy that we are done with that hike! :)
4 comments:
Looks like you had so much fun! Yay for both of you. You did it!
p.s. I will NOT be lying upside down on the "Y" any time soon. :)
Congrats! Haha I still need to make that climb. I miss you guys already!
I remember laying backwards on the Y and it is scary. Congrats on making it to the top. It is a steep hike with no shade the entire way.
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