The Climb

I feel like every blogger has that "I'm Back" post. I never had, but I need once because it has been, oh my, two and a half months? Well we all know this won't the last post like this. Anyways, I realized that close to no one has seen the mountain pics fro Redcloud because all the pictures were from a pregnant lady's camera,who surprisingly didn't go on the hike. Ha. When climbing the Handy's (A 14-er as they would say aka 14,000 feet elevation) only about half or less of the group got to peak it because a storm rolled in. I didn't get to, but there are still some beautiful pictures.

Back of the line... *huff puff*

Snow in June

Hey look a marmot! Our counselors were actually trying to call to it, and got very close to succeeding!

Camp Redcloud: The People

Pretty much all 'o yall (my Squeakers slang) know that I went to Lake City, CO, to go to Camp Redcloud. Soo since pretty much anyone who would read this blog has either seen all of my pictures, went with me to RC, or has seen the slideshow at church. So why see all the pictures again from a different angle? Honestly I really just don't feel like having this big 'ol post about stuff everyone has heard. I do have one piece of advice for the Sr. Highers who go this week. Exercise. Long and hard. I did the treadmill for a forty minute program thing like four times a week and I still was huffing and puffing by the time I would get to  the cabin. Let alone the what felt like eight hour hike. up a 14er. So exercise long, hard, and often. But other than that you'll have an absolute ball! Another highlight for me was my friend and I (Janie) renamed everyone we hung out with at camp. When I say renamed, I mean what we would call them if their name wasn't Janie or whatever. Hence the name : Camp Redcloud: The People. Let the pictures begin!

Zach (our Youth Pastor ) AKA- Bear

Rob (Youth Leader) AKA- (Our name for him) Benny or Benjamin. He insisted we call him Rob. Not going to happen Rob. So we compromised with Trebor and Bor.

Janie/Amelia (Friend ) Faith-Dawn . Not just Faith. Not just Dawn. Faith-Dawn.

First of all, I loove this picture. It would be absolutely perfect if it wasn't for the piece of hair in Faith-Dawn's face. Now, get rid of Faith-Dawn in your brain for a second. Rachel (Youth Pastor's wife, soon to be momma, girlfriend, and leader wrapped up in one. I know, pretty esteemed. Her name was Ray- Ray. Or maybe it was Heather... : / )

Eric (Pac-Man. At camp, the counselors give each other nicknames. He got his by climbing a tree with his teeth. Wow. Those were my sunglasses if you were wondering. Counselor and friend. AKA Drew )

Love this picture of Tina- she wasn't even posing. ( High school Senior Leader). (She would've went on the Sr. High trip but she was busy when that takes place. So she was a leader with us. Really fun and awesome person to be like a big sister.:) AKA Kellephanie. We couldn't deide between Kelli or Stephanie. Kellephanie. 

Joel - (Friend ) AKA Cheese.( He has had that nickname far longer than the RC trip. Nothing came to us. At All. )

This is the only picture I have of him, but the highschool aged guy in the black beanie and khakis is Pine Sol (Dominic, for miss K), a counselor. He got his name because he smack dab into a tree while mountain biking. AKA- Eli.) This is
 unrelated but this picture was taken at my birthday dance party. :)

 I forgot about me. Sammie (Me) AKA -Maddie. I don't see it but i guess I look like a Maddie?It must be those glasses. : )



Okay so here are all the nicknamed people I have pictures of.If you think you have better names for the people I have listed, leave it below in the comments. I will try this week to get the hike pictures up here because they weren't on the slideshow at church. :) I might just get this over in chunks.'Til the next chunk...

At Least There Will Be Something Stylish

I am going to Camp Redcloud in Lake City, Colorado this Saturday, so we are trying to check off some things on the to-bring list. 17 hour drive. In a 15 people van filled with 14 people. Over my birthday. Rachel is also gone the same week at Pine Lake. My dad is in Arkansas working too for the next two weeks. I just am a pessimist , nothing to be done with that. I just need to keep reassuring myself that He is there and it will be awesome. I'm also very excited that I will be taking my nice camera and I am super excited about the beautiful mountains.All the past week we've been buying active wear. -Broken-in hiking boots is a must.- The List. I just can't push myself to getting hiking boots. They are soooo ugly. There is no such thing as a stylish pair of hiking boots, but this camping experience won't be chic couture. So suck it up Sammie. Sigh.