Sedona!

Chase and I traveled up to Sedona for the day last Saturday! We left in the midmorning and drove to the beautiful town to hike up Bear Mountain. We knew it was a 5 mile hike round trip, but we had no idea how long that can seem when you are hiking virtually straight up! (ok... occasionally it was semi-flat...rarely though). At one point, after "phase one" as I refer to it, we saw a peak way off in the distance and concluded that there is "no way" that that could be the top because it was way too far away. But of course, that turned out to be the summit! I swear, the only reason why I am able to make it all the way up these hikes is because I never know where I'm climbing to, or where the summit is. So I just keep going until we reach the top. Although I straight up laid out on a rock a couple times because I was exhausted from climbing. The funny thing is, I was carrying nothing but myself. Chase wore a backpack loaded with water and a few snacks. It was extremely heavy (I tried it on...for a few steps...at the very end...on a flat ground). But we made it! Here are some pics:





6500 feet above sea level