Sunday, April 5, 2009

Share and Voice: Spring Break Challenge

So I decided take part in Erika's challenge to post some great pictures from my spring break...I did my eye opener on my hiking trip to the Appalachian Mountains but I had so many great photos that I just wanted to share more!



Above is a photo of the group on big rocks view

To the right, I'm inbetween a few of my favorite people..Amanda (my tent buddy) and Sarah!




Like I mentioned in my eye opener we stayed in tents most of the time but in shelters for a few nights. Here is a photo of what Amanda and my tent always looked like..we were always hanging things to dry on it..a little ridiculous

On the AT trail..everyone has a trail name. Mine was jitterbug because apparently I'm "jittery and cute as a bug" (thanks to Sarah a.k.a. mama bear..) jittery in the aspect that at night I would always hear noises and freak out. One night some sort of animal pushed the tent down on my hand as I was sleeping then tried to get into the tent (ha i swear) and I ended up waking up Amanda..so I didn't have to be freaked out alone...she wasn't too happy about that :)
Also another time Amanda got up in middle of the night. She thought she heard a frog jumping around in our tent...it was so cold and I couldn't imagine getting out of my sleeping bag..I came to the conclusion that I could handle a frog jumping around..but the key word here is THOUGHT..that "frog" ended up being a mouse. I don't think I've ever jumped up so fast! It was four in the morning and here is me and Amanda screaming and huddling in the tent because this little tiny mouse was running around all of our things! Poor thing was probably so scared. As we calmed down we never did see that mouse again. We were sure he ended up in our bags and was going to take a trip back to MN.
This was a picture of our final destination..after 50 miles..it was really rewarding to look at! I know I didn't add too many more photos but just a few more of my favorite ones!


Share and Voice: Blog Award

I recieved this award from Sara for my recent share and voice on camping. I am passing this award on to Derek for his eye opener: photo essay! I thought he had an original idea of taking photos throughout the week of what his family was recycling. He was saying that his family was the only one on the block with a smaller garbage can because they recycle so much! It just goes to show that even the little things we do can make a big difference!
Here are directions for you to "pass the torch"!
1. Leave a comment below so that I know you "picked up" the award.
2. Create a Share and Voice post that says you've received the award and indicate who the award is from (be sure to hyperlink).
3. Also indicate to whom you are going to pass on the award and why. Be sure to hyperlink the blogger (use main blog URL) and the blog title (use the specific URL for that blog post).
4. Copy and paste these instructions at the bottom of your post.
5. Publish the post.
6. Visit each blogger you've awarded and leave a comment telling them they've won.
7. Continue the process...