So Saturday we made south to Crouching Lion, a hike whose grandure and majesty are perhaps to much for the faint of heart.

Here we have the crew. From top to bottom you see Shenley, Al(bert), Cami, Erika, and Joseph (notoriously named after Joseph Stalin, much to his embarrassment).

We all knew the dangers ahead of us, but the possibility of ankle scratches and bugbites were no match for the combined will of this hearty crew of adventurers.











As is often the case, I took some of the spare moments to practice some of my modeling. I'm hoping to have a runway show coming up in April. Your comments and support are always welcome.








Just a pic of me looking glorious.










Always a fan of cliche touristy pictures, I thought it necessary to include the classic "foot shot" once we got to the top of the rock. I'd like to also take a moment to thank my sponsor, Teva, for making this hike possible.






What's that? You think we look rugged and deeply thoughtful? I couldn't agree with you more.












And here you see Al and Joe making their way slowly back to the group. Lacking the mountain-goat-like skills of descending, they took a little longer than myself. Bless their hearts, they tried.






All in all I'd call the day pretty amazing. We didn't quite reach the summit because of a sore ankle in the group but we had a jolly old time. Afterwards we soaked at Hukilau Beach for a few minutes, cleaned up, and headed to Papa Ole's for lunch before vegging out for most of the rest of the day. Life is grand. I wonder what it's like in Utah...