Cameron Tried to Kill Me!

Since Cameron's parents were here last Sunday, Cameron and I decided to go out on the four wheelers together. This was the first time that we had gone out together since we got them and I was excited to go. Little did I know what was in store...

Remember, this is our back yard:

Not too intimidating, right? Wrong! Cameron proceeded to take me up and down the steepest hills he could find! There were times, going up, I thought the four-wheeler was going to flip over backwards on top of me! Once, going down, I started to veer to the right. I tried to correct it, but it didn't work and, panicking, I started to bail off the side while putting my brakes on at the same time. I ended up halfway down the hill and halfway off the four wheeler. Cameron had to walk back up the hill to take my four wheeler the rest of the way down!

So, when Cameron asked, "Do you want to hike too, or would you just like to ride the four wheelers?" I thought to myself, "Oh, hiking is safe. Both feet on the ground." So I replied, "I want to hike too." Well, do you see those cliffs in the background? That's where he wanted to "hike." Straight up the side of those. Some of the highlights:

• Me clinging to the side of a cliff, unable to move out of fear. Cameron has to pull me up.
• Several repetitions of "I can't do it! I don't want to die!" With the exasperated reply, "You won't die."
• Climbing over a gaping chasm.
• Thinking to myself, "I can go through natural childbirth, but I can't climb a cliff?"

I have to admit, though, there were some pretty awesome views from the top. And it was nice to find out I could do something that I didn't think I could do. Not to mention finding out Cameron has much more confidence in me than I have in myself. Overall was it fun? Yes! But it was also VERY scary!

Yes, I know I'm a wuss.