Hiking in the YMCA

On the last day of conference, I only had morning workshops to attend. I had a few hours after lunch to spare before the closing dinner/dance. The YMCA is very helpful with recommending hiking trails both within the YMCA property and at the Rocky Mountain National Park. In fact, they have tons of facilities that one would not get bored when staying at the YMCA. I told them that I would like to go hiking but only have about 3 hours. They suggested the Bible Point.

To get to the trail head of the Bible Point, I have to walk through a horse stable where you can go for horse-riding. They also have ponies for kids such as these two horses with science-themed names - Nitro and Glycerin.

The view of Rocky Mountain from the starting point.

It wasn't a very clear day but the sky is still pretty blue and the clouds are not as dull and depressing as it has been in East Lansing the past week. *bleh* The temperature that day was also just nice because it wasn't very hot or freezing cold.

The trail...love the dirt road trails! Haven't done such hiking for a really long time...the last I can remember is the trip to Woldumar Nature Center with the girls before ah Pei left for M'sia. Pei, 好想念你們喔!! 現在沒有人陪我去外面走走了.

View of YMCA from the peak of Bible Point.

Right at the top of Bible Point is the grave of a young boy who used to be very active at the YMCA. His parents buried him there because it is his favorite place in the world.

There is also a cross and a mailbox near the grave. Inside the mailbox is a bible and a guest logbook.

The entire trip only took me about 2 hours and I stopped quite a bit to look around and take photos. It is a very nice and relaxing hike.

Later that night is the final dinner and dance. I had planned to just go for the dinner and then take off. Instead, I end up staying until way past midnight! Hehe, they had someone to teach us various country and line dancing. It was lots of fun! Definitely a work out since all the songs are super long and we sure move around a lot. (Steph, are you giving me the forbidden look?)