STEWART FALLS- August 2014 APM Hike

We had our first official APM RM HIKE today!

Amy Folsom suggested we do Stewart Falls up Provo Canyon and Alpine Loop...so that is what we did!  We left fairly early and were really glad we did!  There were quite a few hikers out today, but definitely a lot more as we were heading down!

In attendance were:
L to R roughly...
Amy Folsom, President Taylor, Kelsie Taylor, Jordan Hastings, Jenny Greenwood, Lexie Pickett, Sister Taylor, Jessie Scott, Brady Jones, Breyton Barber, John (roommate to Colton) and Colton Anderson.

And as if it were planned...we ran into (for the second time in several weeks) Breanna Whipple and her husband Jared!  Breanna is also one of our Spanish Hermanas.  We are pretty excited, because we found out that they are avid hikers and may host a hike for us down the road!

 We had a couple of daring duos today.

First Colton and John went UNDER THE FALLS a couple times.

Lets just say that they water was freezing and then they were wet the rest of the hike and continued to be cold!

But, it was fun to watch them and very beautiful to see them through the falls!









Thanks for the sacrifice guys!

Most of them took off shoes and socks and waded across the river.

 And another daring duo, Jordan and Breyton, climbed way up to the top of one of the falls.

 Who says that socks have to match...but they do need to be as bright as the shirt you are wearing!



















Coming down it was just fun to visit, watch RMS visit and see how incredibly beautiful it was.



There is nothing like being with people who are HAPPY!  Who know they are headed in the right direction.
Who care about others.
Who work hard!
Who follow their Savior Jesus Christ and know how to have fun doing it.

We love and admire all our RM's!

This photo does not even do justice to the view we had.


We kept looking and looking for saguaro cactus...but strangely enough, it was no where to be found.

We will have to settle for the green, lush mountains of Utah.

THANKS DEAR FRIENDS for taking time to hike with us, for talking to us and making us feel like real people again.  Our current callings have us rather isolated from social situations, so this was a real treat!

We look forward to next months hike!  Let us know if you want to be included in the invite!