Trip Leaders: Ethan and Weenz
The river flows on below.
Even in New Mexico, trees grow.
"Eat this, it will give you wings."
Lydia rubs Ethan's back. Backrubs require sultry faces.
Sarah, Ethan, and Lilly take in warmth through convection.
Hannah, Weenz, and Ethan look for gold in the river with their toes. Or just try to cross it.
Sarah and Hannah mount the mountain.
Michael goes off trail.
By this point, they couldn't see the trees for the forest. Or the forest for the trees. Or where they were going.
The team poses for victory photo after everyone sucessfully completed an outrageous bouldering challenge.
For extra flavor in their dinners, the team used this fresh mountain water.
, Hannah, and Jessie soak in the vista.
Ever the ballerina, Ethan climbs to the top of this point.
The surrounding landscape makes Ethan blush.
Sarah and Michael come back from making snow angles. Or something.
Eating time. , Michael, Jessie, and Ethan eat something that looks vaguely like tex-mex.
Ethan and Weenz practice the crane move. This can have a debilitating effect on predators when used correctly.
Michelle, Ethan, and Hannah lounge around and pretend to cook. Quite convincing, are they not?
Alex emerges from a small cave. He had been hiding there for several days and was only tempted out with stawberry jam.
Ethan and Weenz wait.
Ethan ravenously eats his bowl of noodles after celebrating an unknown pagan holiday.
Lilly waits. Shortly after this picture was taken, enlightenment was achived.
Jessie retrives the box of tacks the team's van has just run over. Snidely Whiplash escapes, though.
Photos courtesy of John and Hannah.