On June 12, 2009, Troop 624 departed from the church for the Griffith Peak trailhead. When we arrived at the trailhead at 3:00 PM, we got our packs and had a prayer. We were so lucky to have the Roundy’s cousins Josh & Blake. Without their kindness and rugged strength, we may not have finished the hike. The 1st mile and a 1/2 were easy. After that, we struggled up the mountain. Everyone was spaced out along the trail. Some people were hours ahead of others. I was about an hour ahead of the slowpoke Quincy. In my group it was just me and Brody Burley. Brody and I were just behind Dexter Edwards, Tanner Jensen, and Josh Curtis. As soon as Brody and I would catch up to the group, they would give us a grin and then, fast as lightning, they would be gone. This same scenario took place throughout the day up. After a while the Roundy’s Cousin Blake was flying up the trail and was going to pass Brody and me up. We thought that he would stop for a few minutes with us but when he arrived he said keep going and then was gone faster than a cheetah. After about ten minutes we heard people behind us. It was Brother Rose. I was stunned when I saw him with a smile. He walked with us around a corner and then we waited for a while. Brody had left us and caught up with the other group. After the Roundy’s cousin Josh caught up with us, everyone was on his tail. We all took a break and then we started up the steepest and the hardest part. When I was about 20 ft. away from the meadow, someone was cuddling up against a tree. I thought it was Tanner but to my surprise it was Brody. The big group was right ahead of us. They were all running. We got into the meadow and there was no one to be seen. After waiting for a good 45 minutes, Cody and Brother Graham came out of the trees behind us. Together with Cody and Brother Graham, we looked for the big group but couldn’t find them. Finally, the Roundy’s Cousin Josh came out of the blue and saved us. We all went to the spot where they had set up a few tents. Then Brother Roundy and Trenton came through the trees. We didn’t stay up long that night. We had just hiked 6 miles with full packs. It was 34 degrees, windy and we were camping at 10,660 feet. We were all way too tired and cold to do anything. We built a fire, ate dinner and went to bed.
Early morning on June 13, 2009 we took down camp and rebuilt the fire. We all ate breakfast and then headed for the peak. When I caught up to Blake and Trenton Roundy, we all started to sprint trying to catch up to their cousin Josh. He was nearly there so we stopped sprinting and settled down. We got to the end of the trees and Dexter got a headache and stopped. We all kept going and, 4 miles later, eventually got to the peak. We all took a long break, ate, took pictures and looked off the peak. When we started to leave, it was a race between Josh Curtis, Blake, The Roundy’s cousin josh and Me. We ran the 4 miles back down to camp in 45 minutes. We waited for a while for everyone to get to camp and then took off. Dexter, Tanner and I started down and were half way in about 45 minutes. Josh Curtis caught up to us and he and Dexter left all of us in the dust. I sprinted for a good 30 minutes and caught up to them. Dexter sprinted because he wanted to go to sleep and because his little brother was going to pass him up. We were racing side by side for another 15 minutes and got to the finish line. I came in 2nd. When Josh, Josh, Cameron, and Tanner arrived, we waited for two and 1\2 hours. We climbed from 8,500 to 11,900 feet and back down. We covered 20 miles in less than 24 hours and had an amazing time. - GLE
Early morning on June 13, 2009 we took down camp and rebuilt the fire. We all ate breakfast and then headed for the peak. When I caught up to Blake and Trenton Roundy, we all started to sprint trying to catch up to their cousin Josh. He was nearly there so we stopped sprinting and settled down. We got to the end of the trees and Dexter got a headache and stopped. We all kept going and, 4 miles later, eventually got to the peak. We all took a long break, ate, took pictures and looked off the peak. When we started to leave, it was a race between Josh Curtis, Blake, The Roundy’s cousin josh and Me. We ran the 4 miles back down to camp in 45 minutes. We waited for a while for everyone to get to camp and then took off. Dexter, Tanner and I started down and were half way in about 45 minutes. Josh Curtis caught up to us and he and Dexter left all of us in the dust. I sprinted for a good 30 minutes and caught up to them. Dexter sprinted because he wanted to go to sleep and because his little brother was going to pass him up. We were racing side by side for another 15 minutes and got to the finish line. I came in 2nd. When Josh, Josh, Cameron, and Tanner arrived, we waited for two and 1\2 hours. We climbed from 8,500 to 11,900 feet and back down. We covered 20 miles in less than 24 hours and had an amazing time. - GLE
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