Camels Back Park

Hey all!
Saturday was one busy day for this kid! I was soooooooo excited about getting more active in my life that all I could dream about was getting a backpack for hiking (that's right... I said hiking)! I spent the morning looking for a backpack and I found a really cool one at Big Five for $30! I will have to say....  I am like a kid in the candy store with this thing!

A few of my team members had been saying they wanted to go to Camels Back park and climb the mountain! I was all in for an afternoon of some team love on the trails! At three o'clock only 3 out of 20 team members showed up for the climb. Matt, Q, and myself. We set out for the adventure as one of our other teammates had completed the climb the week before in 6 minutes. Therefore, Elvira had set the bar... We all wanted to see if we could beat her time or make better time as we are all SUPER competitive!

Matt, Q, and I all started the climb together. Just a little ways up the mountain, I knew that I was at my maximum heart rate! At one point I had to stop, bend over, and change my breathing as all I could think about was sitting down and sliding to the bottom! I knew that I was burning some serious calories as I could feel my heart rate in my nose!

I knew that I could not give up so I pressed forward! About halfway up, I looked back to see where I came from and inspired myself to keep on keepin on! Matt flew up the mountain and was at the top in 4 minutes! Q was not far behind as she finished in 8 minutes, and I was not far behind that as I finished in 10 minutes!

Here are some pictures of my adventure at Camels Back Park in Boise!

View from the bottom

Me at the bottom

 View from the top!

Up on top of the world!

Another view from the top!

The stairs we took to get back down! I was not going to go down the same way I came up!

Q and I on top of the world!

 

What a great day it was! I wish more of our teammates would have been able to make it! I am hoping to put together a time in a week or two to have my team join me on a hike on the Reserves! If it happens... You know I will blog about it! With that being said.......

 

 

Until then,

Be happy! Eat CLEAN! Be Healthy! And LIVE!!!

Monica

 

P.S.

Breakfast is the MOST important meal of the day! Drink your water! And as Kim would say it..... If you do something you should not be doing.... GET OVER IT! And continue on!

 

Be well my family and friends! Loves and God bless you all...