Julie's Journal

Michael and I were watching Travel Channel Secrets on the Travel Channel the other night and we discovered the most beautiful place ever, Havasupai Reservation. We got all excited about going there, so we are starting to plan a week long trip in the Spring of 2006.

There are four ways to get to Havasu Falls and the campground where we will be staying. You can take a 30 minute helicopter ride including a gourmet picnic when you arrive. You can ride in on a horse that will take you about 3-5 hours. You can hike, but have horses carry your things at a 50 lb per person maximum. Or you can get there by the “Julie and Michael” method. A 3-6 hour hike with everything we would need for 4 days and 3 nights strapped onto our backs.

This will be my first ever backpacking trip, but I have quite a few months to get my body, mind, and heart in shape so I won�t be miserable the whole time hiking.

Michael has the majority of all the gear we will need, except I will have to get myself a backpack. I looked around on the REI web site and found this one I liked, but he said I need to buy my backpack last after I have all my gear. That way I get one that isn�t too small, or too large. Makes sense to me, but I still like that one. Hehehe.

He did buy me this yesterday while he was on his lunch break. I was admiring it a few weeks back and he remembered. It is so unbelievably soft, and most definitely the best ever jacket I have ever owned! If I haven�t said this before, (HA!) He�s the greatest!

Tonight he is hosting “Board Game Night” at our house with his friends, but first they are going to Sushi Mon for all-you-can-eat sushi. Luckily I found something on the menu that is COOKED so I will be joining them, at least for dinner. If they weren�t such geeks and played Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit I would have joined in on the board games. But they play games like Carcassonne – Hunters and Gatherers, DVONN, Octiles, and Puerto Rico. I will pass thankyouverymuch.

I have some work to do for “work” this weekend so I will take advantage of this alone time to get that done. That will certainly free up my work load next week.