This trip I took with CCC's (Colorado Community Church) Young Adults group. It had been a few months since I had gone to any events with the group so it was good to see them. I did meet some new faces too.
The weather was gorgeous! I loved the fact that I didn't need a jacket but also wasn't sweating bullets. For the most part, I didn't run into any bees. It's one of the nicer things about hiking in the mountains -- fewer bugs.
I don't know about you, but I have a hard time talking and hiking at the same time. Of course, people want to get to know one another and catch up. However, for me as a Deaf person along with a bum knee, having to watch where I am going AND lip read is quite a challenge. I can talk and hike just fine but when someone else is talking...I typically have to ask for things to be repeated. I also noticed that because there were many people I didn't know if they started talking I had no idea who to look at because I hadn't a clue whose voice it was.
Overall, it was a great time! We ended the day with a trip to Beau Jo's a Colorado pizza joint. I had no idea Colorado had its own pizza. Basically, the only differences were that the end crust was super high and they offered honey to drizzle on it. Interesting, right? The pizza was good and I am curious to try the different kinds of crust like honey wheat.
I'm so happy I had the day off. For those of you who know what it's like to work retail or any type of customer service job -- it's super rare to get a weekend off. I got my hike in for the summer. So yay! I didn't die! Didn't get to go swimming or camping though...next time!
