My Fourth Adventure

Matthew holding up Mount Rainier

Hello everyone! Last week I went camping at Mount Rainier which is an active volcano.  The weather was warm and sunny most of the time and the only downside was the giant flying ants. YUCK! :P 

Box Canyon

On the first day we went on a nature walk at Box Canyon.  From the bridge that goes across Box Canyon it is 180 feet down to the surface of the water.  My brother is afraid of heights so as soon as he saw the big drop he ran away like a scared little girl.  Next we went to eat a picnic lunch near another hiking trail.  Strangely the one with the least bugs was the table that looked like it was the least used.  Next we went on the Silver Falls trail near our campsite and my dad wanted to go the long way that included a steep uphill climb, Ya thanks Dad.  In the middle of the hike we came to a huge waterfall which unfortunately for Michael also required us to cross a very tall bridge where you could see the raging river flowing through the cracks in between the boards.

 On the second day we went on The Grove on the Patriarchs trail to look at all the old trees and my parents made Michael and Matthew and I read EVERY SINGLE DESCRIPTION that they had along the trail to explain the different trees.  After that we went to the little town close to Mount Rainier called Packwood.  We stopped at the grocery store for paper towels and Reese's Peanut butter cups to use instead of regular chocolate with our smores (yumm!!)

haha short!!

a moraine

On the third day we went to a museum about everyone that climbed the mountian and the animals in the area.  Then we went up Mount Rainier to an area that was called “Paradise” ironically there was about 10 feet of snow on the ground and it was raining a little.  We went inside the visitor center (where obviously the weather was much nicer) to have apple cider and watch a movie about Mount Rainier.  On our way back to the campsite we stopped to take pictures of a moraine which is what is left over from the Nisqually Glassier. 

Kelsie catching snow

On the fourth day we went to Reflection lake except it didn’t really give off a reflection because it was still partially frozen, but we had a snowball fight and got really good pictures of Mount Rainier.  Then we went up to Sunrise to look at the visitor’s center but there wasn’t much there so we played in the snow instead.  Michael decided to try to slide down the ten foot mounds of snow on his feet so I took a video incase he fell but the only person that fell was me when I tried to slide down.  There was also a news reporter there from channel seven to talk about all the snow and he saw Michael sliding down and decided to use him in the news report.  Then we rode home listening to a song about…I think it was a color TV and a car?  The best part of coming back though was having teriyaki for dinner.  We get it from the teriyaki place by Safeway and order a feast of Pot stickers, noodles and beef.  Afterwards I took a shower for the first time in four days. Hooray for indoor plumbing!!  That’s all for now check back next week for my next adventure.       
     

My Third Adventure

So last week I crashed on my bike and I landed mostly on my left leg.  I have cuts on my hip and a scrape on my knee and my ankle and I also tore some skin off of the palm of my hand.  The bicycle crash went something like this…

Moment 1: Hey going full speed on my bike down a steep concreet road and making a sharp turn onto a gravel trail sounds like a lot of fun I should try it.

Moment 2: Wow I’m going really fast maybe I should stop.

Moment 3: No I have to keep going but I’ll  put on the brakes anyway

Moment 4: Pshh forget the brakes It will be fine!

Moment 5: Wait I do need the brakes!

Moment 6: No I can do this I don’t need any brakes

Moment 7: YES I NEED THE BRAKES I’M GOING TO CRASH!!

Moment 8: I think I am airborne.

Moment 9: *slow mo action shot of me hitting the ground*

Moment 10: Help I have fallen and I can’t get up!

Afterwards my mom had to come to 7-eleven with me to clean up my leg in the employee sink and then get weird looks from the other customers. 

My Second Adventure

Hi everyone.  This is my first official post. Unfortunately I haven’t really done anything today except for me enjoy having a cold, (haha not!!! Thanks a lot Michael L) but I did watch What Not to Wear.  They had this one girl on that was the punch line of every blonde joke ever created.

Me with dreadlocks

  Ok so I haven’t really done anything significant today but last Thursday was the last day of school for my high school.  We pretty much did nothing the whole time because they wouldn’t let us out of the commons and into any of the hallways.  There was only fifty people there because the seniors got out of school two weeks ago and three quarters of the remaining students didn’t even show up. (Or did what my friend and I did was leave after an hour and a half.)  After we left we walked home and then went to Starbucks and my friend got a HUGE frappuccino.  Then my Mom drove us to the shopping center with Target, The Party store, Payless, and Ross.  So for the rest of the afternoon we tried on clothes at Target and tried on shoes at Payless.  My friend gave up on the heels after one trip but I turned out to be better at it than I thought because out of the many pairs I tried on I only fell three times. J  

Quinn with dreadlocks

After Payless we went to my personal favorite, Bath and Bodyworks and searched through the fifty and seventy five percent off perfume and lotion.  Then I tried on more shoes at Ross and nearly killed myself on a particularly high pair because Ross ties their shoes together from the front of the shoe with a plastic wire ties instead of the stretchy string that the other stores use.  Afterwards while we waited for the bus to come we went to the party store to try on various wigs and planned our Lady Gaga Halloween costume.  So that’s the end of this adventure.  Check back next week for more. J     

My First Adventure

Hi.  This is my first blog.  The internet is very confusing so please bear with me while I figure this out.