ReviVAIL

Here ya go:

13 full days left for Vail Summer Project. This is bittersweet. I am looking forward to going home and seeing everyone but I also have grown to love the people here. I'm entering the reflective stage, thinking over how I've grown (how God has transformed me) and what I've learned here (what God has taught me). More on this later.

Weekend Activities:
On the 16th we all (the girls too this time) drove back to around Leadville and camped at the same campground as the men did before. On the 17th we set off to climb Mt. Elbert, the tallest mountain in the state and 2nd tallest in the US outside of Alaska. It was a gorgeous day. It was a lot of fun and not quite as hard as Mt. Massive. We got up to the top in about 3 1/2 hours. The trail was really crowded. I'd say at least 300 people. We chilled on the top for a while. We ran a lot of the way down which was a ton of fun. Back at the campsite everyone slept for like 3 hours.    
Here's my roommate and I on top.

That night most of us went to see Inception which is a crazy good movie.

Yesterday (24th), Madisson, Nick, and I drove to the top of Vail pass and rode bikes down to Frisco and then over to Breckenridge. It was awesome. Between the pass and Frisco we had to pedal like 3% of the time because it was all downhill. Went through some beautiful scenery. It was pretty liberating. When we got to Frisco, Breckenridge was 10 miles away and a lot of this was uphill: still fun but harder. We took shelter from a huge storm in the loading dock of a high school and then under a tree. When we got to Breck we met up with Brooke, Austin, Jordan, and Taylor at a cool and relaxed coffee shop and hung out there for a few hours. It felt so good to be totally relaxed, carefree, and at peace.

Now for what I've learned. Sorry I'm still figuring that out actually. I can say that it hasn't been what I expected but it has been Good (in the fullest sense of the word).  And it has been full of growth and preparation for leadership next year. Maybe I'll have it all figured out better by next post.

 (looking forward to going back to Louisville on Wednesday for a few days for the Grieshaber wedding!)