Unofficial Ward Campout - Adventure?!?!

Well, this weekend was definitely one to remember always. We went on an unofficial ward campout to Zion National Park in southern Utah. We stayed at our Bishop's cabin in Kolob...how often can you stay that you have stayed or are in Kolob. We made it down safe and sound and then the adventures began...

We met up with Tracie and John and went repelling down Pine Creek, which was amazing. HOwever, we got stuck behind the slowest people ever, which made it so we took a looooootttt longer then anticipated. My roommate was going to pick us up at the end of the hike so we didnt' have to hitch hike back to the car...too bad we were 3 hours late. THen, later to find out, she didn't come because she got a flat tire on the way to get us and never showed up anway.

So, then we go to meet up with the rest of the group because we didn't have a car and were in the park alone. Nobody has cell phone reception...except for those with Verizon...but my phone was dying! We luckily got ahold of someone to give us a ride back...however, his car died right as we showed up, the alternator was bad...

So...we got a jump...we made it until we had about a half hour left up the canyon and the car died...a walking we went...out in the middle of Kolob, broken down car, and no cars going our way. We stopped three or four cars until a nice older couple said they would take us back. There were seven of us...he had a truck with a four wheeler in the back and a baby. So, we squeezed around the four wheeler in the back and he drove us allll the way back up the hill since I couldn't get ahold of anyone at camp since they don't have recepetion and my phone was dying.

One girl that came with us sprained or broke her angle badly on a hike...they carried her back down the Narrows...one car load left their keys in someone else's car that took off earlier and were stranded in Zion until someone went all the way back down (about an hour drive) to give them back the keys.

We woke up this mornign to pack up camp and ran out of electricity for the water pump (it runs on solar)...over 50 people wanting to use the bathroom...the one bathroom...and couldn't...

I'm not sure what else went wrong but I am sure there was more. BUt, in all, we had a blast! It was a fantastic weekend with great hikes and amazing views. I will post pictures as soon as Tray remembers to send them to me.