Mountain Biking Sunsets

I recently digged out my mom's old mountain bike (Trek 820 ST) that she won years ago from Power Bar.

It's not the best bike in the world but it's working for my beginner level at the moment. We spent 15 minutes pumping up the tires since they were completely flat. I found a nice trail near my house that I want to do at least 3 times a week. It's a little challening to ride after doing bleachers at track practice, but my legs can endure it. The view of the sunset wasn't the best i've ever seen, but it was still pretty damn beautiful.

Having not ridden a bike for 8 years, i'm still getting comfortable with gear-shifting, but it's coming along quickly. I hope to invest in a higher quality bike in the near future since mountain biking seems like a fun hobby to pick up. I love to try new activites so that I never get bored with doing the same old thing everyday. 

Calico Bouldering Expedition

Today I hiked at my favorite local location, Red Rock National Park. It costs $7 per vehicle to get in, but I have the year pass so it's not a problem. One of my favorite places to boulder hike is on the Calico rocks. We parked at the first parking lot, Calico 1. It wasn't busy when we got there but by the time we left it was packed. Today my boyfriend and I had to climb up steep boulders, fit in tiny cracks, and leap from rock to rock, all of which you wouldn't expect from just looking at the rocks from the distance. The hike required me to utilize my non-existent arm strength, which i'm really try to improve on. It was about 65 degrees at 9 in the morning which made it extra beautiful outside. The view from the top of the Calico rocks today was worth the exhausting hike and the tired legs.

My favorite part of the day was when we were leaving and found the legendary Alex Honnold's van in the parking lot. 

how could I not take a picture next to it? I also left him a note to let him know how amazing I think he is. Hopefully he doesn't think that i'm too creepy