HIKING UP THE FLAT IRONS

so we decided to climb up the flat irons!!

and there wasn't a cloud in the sky

and the pine trees along the path were really cool looking

and of course we had to take a picture like this

but anyway we started up the path

and after taking a break in a shaded area

and looked at the map and realized we weren't even close

(the bottom right corner shows where we were and we were going all the way in between the 1st and 2nd flat irons)

then we came upon an awesome old land slide

and after going up the stairs 

we detoured off for a little bit

to check out the area where people start climbing the actual face of the flat irons

which we attempted to climb

but found it hard to do without harnesses and ropes

and being so steep and all

so we decided

to tan instead

then we went along the path just a bit further

and reached the top of the land slide

which was an awesome view in itself

then we came across these boulders

which we of course had to climb

because we knew the view from the top was going to be amazing...which it was

then I climbed it

and I couldn't get over how amazing the view was

or how close to the edge we were

and how the trees were just growing on the edge

then we got to the top!

and it was gorgeous 

and we climbed a little bit onto the top of the 2nd flat iron 

and there was all this cool looking moss growing

the pictures really don't give it justice

then Jacob climbed

a little bit higher 

onto the top of the flat iron

but then we saw the trail continued 

and we realized

that it was bringing us to the top of the 1st flat iron

and the view from there was unbelievable

like we were 7,200 feet in the air

which meant 

that I had to do a Tarzan call

and

take some explorer pictures

then we climbed a little bit higher on the flat iron

like check out that view!

it really felt like you could fly

and of course I had to do this

and

take

some self timer shots

:)

then we found the cutest chipmunk in the world!

and fed it

almonds straight out of Jacob's hand!

I can't believe I climbed that!