timpanogos

Timpanogos was beautiful. The leaves were just barely beginning to turn, we only saw a small cluster of yellow and orange surrounding the most perfectly made spiderweb I've ever seen. The only reason I saw it was because the morning sunlight shone directly through the pearly strands; it was completely invisible otherwise. We got up to the campsite around 7 or so (we got a late start because I was at the lab until 5:30) and couldn't find the place to pay nor someone to ask for help, so we chose a campsite (strategically located near the bathroom) and immediately started to set up camp. It took a couple of tries to start the fire but eventually we got it and started roasting our mini potatoes while we drank a mixture of vodka and raspberry lemonade. Once that was gone we started in on our beer. Roasted bananas are God's gift to this green Earth. They are the single most delicious thing I've ever tasted. By the end of the night I was very full and very drunk. We attempted to keep the fire going and play guitar until darkness fell. The moon was nearly full and illuminated the entire forest. I actually slept for once (I have trouble sleeping when camping). The next morning we remade our fire and toasted PBJs (also delicious) and more bananas, packed up, and finally found where we were supposed to pay the night before. We discovered we could have gotten away with not paying, but we will hopefully be gaining major Karma points for choosing to pay.

Now to go when fall colors are at their peak.