August 15, 2014

On August 6-9  we had our last trek of the year.  It was

a ward from Rigby Idaho and they were fun.  There was

only about 80 people and we got to know them all so 

much better.

This was a cover that a trekker had on his bucket.

Of course, it meant that I had to sit on it right away.  So I

did!  We had only gone about a mile when I saw it.

Shortly afterwards Jeff saw the bucket and had the same

impulse, so this I was able to photograph him on the bucket.

Jeff was able to walk on the trek with Rigby.  This was the

first time since he hurt his back.  He was so excited, and a

little nervous about it.  

After walking about 4 miles he was pretty proud and very

happy.  He was able to walk each day of the trek.

We are excited he will be able to walk with our 

family on the family Trek planned for August 16th.

This is Jeff showing off his nylon socks.  Only REAL

MEN wear nylons!  He was just glad he was using his

feet to walk again and not just be in the support truck.

For our dinner the first night they fixed our food in a

garbage can!  Really!  It was clear full and layered with

meat, potatoes, (fresh from Idaho) squash, onion,

cabbage and more.

This was the finished product.  It was really good and 

very easy to prepare.  They put water in the bottom, place

a screen on top of that, layer the food putting on the

seasonings as they go.  Put it on a gas burner and cook

on high.  They cooked it about 2 hours or less.

Next time, if I do it, I think I will use a new can

and not the old dirty one they used.  (Just kidding)

This is a caterpillar that was inching it's way along the

trail.  We were on the woman's pull and the carts had

already gone past her, I say her because she must

be a girl to participate in the woman's pull!

I thought it might be fun for you to see a typical 

trekkers feet after a few days.  She had duct tape on

all of her toes.  Sometimes they had their entire foot

taped up.  Again, for your knowledge, the expensive

brand "Duck Tape" doesn't work at all.  It doesn't

stick to their feet.  The cheaper the tape the better it 

sticks.  So keep that in mind for your own blisters.

This would be Jeff sleeping, no, resting his eyes.

We always like relaxing under a tent after hiking to camp.

This is Brother Packer, he is Jeff's twin from another world.

They both served missions in New Zealand, are left handed,

went to wood badge and are Owls, and they love to 

tell tall tales.

Here they are giving a Maori good bye face rub.

This was the finish of Jeff's straw hat.  We thought

it wouldn't last to the end, it barely did.

We had a great adventure with 8 different groups.

Each one different, each one special.  We will

cherish our memories with them forever.