Saturday, September 8, 2012

The Incline

Jeremy and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary this year.  Because we are so "seasoned" now as a couple, we decided to step it up a notch in the celebration department.  No more dinner and a movie nonsense, we wanted this anniversary to stand out.  You are probably thinking we took a cruise in the Caribbean or jetted off to Europe.  No, no...we did something even BETTER than all that.  We hiked the Incline.  Yes, that's right.  Don't be jealous.  What's the Incline, you ask?  The incline is a set of unevenly spaced railroad ties or "stairs" that lead virtually straight up the mountainside.  It begins at about 6,500 feet in elevation and climbs to around 8,500 feet in less than a mile. Two thousand feet in one mile.  Wowzas.  Definitely not a hike for pansies.  But we're no pansies.  So we came...we climbed...and we conquered.  Thanks for 12 adventurous years. Love you, babe!

 The beginning of the trail.  Looks innocent enough right?


 A little over half-way up.  Can you see the trail in the background?  Yikes!

 Jeremy looking studly.

 We made it to the top.  I realize I should have taken the photo with the trail and view behind us.  But cut me some slack.  I was deprived of oxygen after hiking up 2000 ft. in elevation and wasn't thinking clearly.