The sign for Volcan Pacaya!
This is Pacaya and yes she is active and yes she is smoking right now!
Some students decided to hike up the volcano and some decided to ride horses! Ashley looking cool and calm on her horse.
Shanin happy on her horse!
Nikkita, Shanin, Janine and Lindsay in front of Pacaya.
Joel, Darin and Nic being manly!
Steve and Kristine looking at the Guatemalan Volcano landscape. Its one of a kind my friends!
Another awesome volcano shot!
So we climbed up and up and up. And then we had to go down before we saw the lava.
The walk down was a little dusty! But a lot of fun!
Marisa and Heather!
Feeling on top of the world!
Chris and Shanin!
The river of lava!!!!!!!!
Cool eh?!
Our destination: this is all of us by the river of lava!
It got dark fast so we had to hurry to get on our headlamps- Heather sporting her headlamp.
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And now begins the feat and feast of roasting marshmallows, aka Magma-mallows!!!
Nic poking his stick in the lava.
Emma ready to roast her marshmallow.
Christina and Kristine found a good crack where there was lava.
Kristine eating her Magma-mallow!
Lindsay and Mel eating theirs too!
Kristin burnt her Magma-mallow to perfection!
Nic poking his stick in the lava.
Emma ready to roast her marshmallow.Kristine eating her Magma-mallow! Lindsay and Mel eating theirs too! Kristin burnt her Magma-mallow to perfection!`
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1
Water: check. Sunscreen: check. Hiking boots: check. Chance of a life time: double check. Throughout this Outtatown experience we were told repeatedly that this would be a once in a lifetime experience; the things we see during this year might be the only time we will experience that kind of beauty. Climbing Volcan Pacaya for many was a chance of a life time experience, one I am sure will be a lasting memory!
It was a nice sunny day as the group of 33 piled into Dario’s blue bird school bus. The two hour drive ahead could not damper the excitement of the experience we were about to embark on. We chatted, we sang and we listened to music. We did anything that could pass the time pending our arrival to Pacaya. As the bus drove on we went up, we went down, and we traveled up winding roads. Upon arrival we were greeted with the hustle and bustle of men and children selling the “essentials” for climbing a volcano. Sticks and horses; who knew that’s all you needed?!
We began the trek up the mountain, not quite sure what to expect. With no way to go but up what better way to pass the time than to chat and take pictures. After one hour of hiking we had our first view of our destination. We stood in awe as we took in the sight of the massive volcano. As Joel put it “it’s the zits of the earth” and here we were looking at it, most of us for the very first time.
We continued on up and as the sun began to make its descent, it truly became a blessing that we were able to experience God’s canvas. With all our cameras ready, we made sure that we didn’t miss a single moment of the mountains, volcanoes and the sunset that was placed before us. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any better we were pleasantly surprise by a 200 meter descent of sandy dirt. It was like skiing on powder, black dirty amazing powder! After the adrenaline of running/skiing down a mountain and hiking the last stretch on volcanic rock, we came to our destination: the river of lava. With the sun setting below us, there was no better way to celebrate our achievement then by roasting marshmallows over flowing lava! Being quite content in that moment we relished in the fact that we had climbed a volcano and saw a vibrant sunset and now it was time to leave. We returned to the bus that night with the satisfaction that “Yeah, we climbed a volcano today!”
Throughout Outtatown we have experienced the beauty God created in this world and this was just another check off that list. We experienced the power of God and his magnificent creativity. We were given the reminder that we truly have an awesome God.
“God saw all that He had made and it was very good.” Genesis 1:31
By Darin Hovious
Water: check. Sunscreen: check. Hiking boots: check. Chance of a life time: double check. Throughout this Outtatown experience we were told repeatedly that this would be a once in a lifetime experience; the things we see during this year might be the only time we will experience that kind of beauty. Climbing Volcan Pacaya for many was a chance of a life time experience, one I am sure will be a lasting memory!
It was a nice sunny day as the group of 33 piled into Dario’s blue bird school bus. The two hour drive ahead could not damper the excitement of the experience we were about to embark on. We chatted, we sang and we listened to music. We did anything that could pass the time pending our arrival to Pacaya. As the bus drove on we went up, we went down, and we traveled up winding roads. Upon arrival we were greeted with the hustle and bustle of men and children selling the “essentials” for climbing a volcano. Sticks and horses; who knew that’s all you needed?!
We began the trek up the mountain, not quite sure what to expect. With no way to go but up what better way to pass the time than to chat and take pictures. After one hour of hiking we had our first view of our destination. We stood in awe as we took in the sight of the massive volcano. As Joel put it “it’s the zits of the earth” and here we were looking at it, most of us for the very first time.
We continued on up and as the sun began to make its descent, it truly became a blessing that we were able to experience God’s canvas. With all our cameras ready, we made sure that we didn’t miss a single moment of the mountains, volcanoes and the sunset that was placed before us. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any better we were pleasantly surprise by a 200 meter descent of sandy dirt. It was like skiing on powder, black dirty amazing powder! After the adrenaline of running/skiing down a mountain and hiking the last stretch on volcanic rock, we came to our destination: the river of lava. With the sun setting below us, there was no better way to celebrate our achievement then by roasting marshmallows over flowing lava! Being quite content in that moment we relished in the fact that we had climbed a volcano and saw a vibrant sunset and now it was time to leave. We returned to the bus that night with the satisfaction that “Yeah, we climbed a volcano today!”
Throughout Outtatown we have experienced the beauty God created in this world and this was just another check off that list. We experienced the power of God and his magnificent creativity. We were given the reminder that we truly have an awesome God.
“God saw all that He had made and it was very good.” Genesis 1:31
By Darin Hovious
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