That’s what Tracie and I call ourselves, or B.E.S.T. for short. The other day, the two of us decided to ditch yoga and hike from the very bottom of Deer Valley to the very top… in a thunderstorm. It was spontaneous, it was adventurous, and it was just what I needed. Luckily, the storm, which flooded Bonanza Drive, calmed down a little once we were en route to the summit. The endeavor took us three and a half hours round-trip and wasn’t nearly as challenging as we had expected. So we decided to start a club (BEST) and top as many summits as we can, starting with the little 10,000-footers here in town, then taking on some along the Wasatch Front, all in preparation for topping the highest in Utah, King’s Peak (a massive 30-mile hike). We’ll do Jupiter this weekend, and it will be a nice little prep for the following weekend, when I journey to Jackson and top the big kahuna herself, the Grand Teton. Not gonna lie, I’m a little freaked out, mostly because of the exposure, but also because I know how bad it’s going to kill my knees. But regardless, I know I can do it, and I know it’s gonna be A.W.E.S.O.M.E. That stands for amazing, wonderful, excellent, spectacular, outstanding mountain expedition… in case you were wondering.
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