Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Fiery Furnace, Devils Mouth, Satan's Lair?

We had a Bodell family reunion in Moab this June, and it was very fun to be able to get together with family and enjoy ourselves. We decided to go on the Fiery Furnace hike. It was one that everyone was a little intimidated by this hike, and maybe that is because no one could remember the name, and it ended up having something to do with the devil. 
This was a guided hike, which, for those of you who have ever done canyons or something, I thought the guide would solely be there to assist with scary parts. She did assist with motivating some people over the scary parts, but mostly her job was to keep us from getting lost in the turns of the canyons, and to educate our group on the wildlife and rock formations. It was very interesting, but at points we wanted her to just keep hiking and not stop so much. 

There were 25 people in the group for the hike, and 12 of the people were Bodell's. We all wore matching Bodell reunion shirts. It was fun to be able to spot everyone we were with. At some points I would see a blue shirt out of the corner of my eye and turn to ask Caleb something, only to realize it was actually his Uncle.. 
Ha ha I just noticed the picture above. I think it is the cutest picture of Caleb. But I guess Caleb's uncle is getting a little fresh with his wife. Haha. AWKWARD. My husband looks super cute though. 
I looked like quite the tourist the whole hike with our camera around my neck. Every time we turned the corner there was another breath taking view. It was so gorgeous, its a shame our camera couldn't quite capture exactly how beautiful the scenery was. 
I don't remember what this was called, but the lady showed us the arch and said anyone was welcome to go through. I didn't hesitate. 


Me, Pam (Caleb's mom) and Rachel (Caleb's sister) at the beginning of the hike. 
This is everyone that went on the hike. The day before we went we did the arches hike and my knee was aching a little, and I was going to back out, especially after hearing how rough the hike would be. We decided to go anyway and were so glad that we did. It was a pretty amazing experience. 

3 comments:

  1. Man, that looks like so much fun!! I miss you girl, btw, but I'm so glad you're so happy!

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  2. That picture of you in the rock makes me sick inside! Bleh!

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  3. hahahaha I love that picture where the uncle is getting fresh! haha cracks me up! That looks like you had a blast!

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