One thing I've learned about Nate is that he's got to get his outdoors fix. He loves to be outside "puttering around" in the yard, as he puts it. Also, he really enjoys running, and is persistent at it. That's all pretty normal, I think. But Nate, as in most areas of life, goes above and beyond when it comes to the out-of-doors. He's gotta get his adventure on every so often in order to be a cheerful human being. He has a long, long list of death-defying outdoor adventures he wants to do, and is always scheming up plans to knock one or another of them out. Echo Canyon in Zion has been on his list for the last couple of years, ever since he hiked above it to Observation Point. And 4th of July weekend, by some miracle, the stars aligned and he and I got to go do it with Bri and Mason. Ready for the hike in! Bri's copious back sweat. (We all matched.) Lunch #1 at like 10:00. There's nothing more tasty than smushed pbjs on a big hike...