Well today is Tuesday, and its about 4:15 here in Mammoth. Right now I am just relaxing and waiting until we all leave at 5 to go on a short hike. We are going to hike up to the Panarama Dome they call it, to take pictures. It's just a high spot here in Mammoth where you can see the whole town. Really good place to take photos. Altitude camp has been really awesome so far, and I still have another week left. This past week has absolutely flown by. I have met so many new people from all over the U.S. Everyone here is really awesome. You can really build some great relationships with people up here. Well this morning, we went for a run to the hot springs. It was a great run. I love the route we took, because you're able to see a variety of scenery. Today's run was specifically fun and unique because every few miles we would stop and one of the counselors would read scripture to us. The last mile was awesome though. With a mile to go, we were all given a long piece of wood. The wood was used to symbolize the cross that Jesus carried. For the last mile we all ran carrying the wood across our shoulders. It was a very spiritual moment. We were able to run, see God's creating surrounding us, and realized the true sacrifice that Jesus made for us. Definitely a memorable moment. This afternoon a lot of us went walking around some shops, just hanging out with each other. I have also seen so many professional athletes while being here. Some of the country's best actually. Yesterday, I saw Josh Cox, whose most famous for being a 2:13 marathoner, posing on the front cover of running magazines, and being a cotestant on THe Bachelorette a couple years ago. Saw and met him today at this local pizza joint. He's going to come hang out with us tonight at our cook-out. Well I'm out for now, but I will post later, and put some pictures up. So far, I have over 300. Well hope everyone is doing well back home, and I will see everyone n a week. Although I love it up here and wouldn't mind staying a little longer, I promise I will be back in Atlanta a week from today!
-Jared
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Hey Guys,
Well, I hope you had fun at your cookout and bonfire. We re so thankful for the experience that you're having. It sounds wonderful and I can't wait to hear more when you come home. We got home at 3:00am and hopefully Dede will be much better now. Talk to you later.
Love you,
Mom and Dad
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