Jaussis and Heros

It was a beautiful late summer day, and Jon, Laura, and Zion were headed straight up Hero's mountain. That's right, they didn't need any stinking trails, just a couple of dogs and camelbacks. If you can see the goal, then you don't need much else, right? The three Jaussi's crossed a river, jumped a fence, and before they knew it they were headed straight up a slope of grass and loose rock. By 10:00 they were half way up. It wasn't so bad without a trail, they said to themselves, it's easy ti pick your way up a mountain. By 11:30 they were almost to the summit. The goal was in sight when Laura heard a low growl from a nearby stand of trees. Laura and Zion stopped and wondered if there were mountain lions in the area. Just as they decided they had imagined the sound, they came upon a chewed deer leg. Eww. Zion went into panic mode, asking in scared tones if they could turn back. But Jon was resolute. Hero's mountain must be ascended, or he would be haunted for ever. So on the trio went, with their trusty dogs leading the way. At the top Zion carved her name on a piece of slate to prove to the world that she had done it. She had climbed the mountain!

After a quick lunch, and a brief photo shoot, the explorers began their descent. This was to be the easy part. After all, wasn't the downhill always easy when hiking? Apparently the rule doesn't apply to off-trail excursions. The descent was brutal for Zion and Laura. They clung to each other's hands and inched down the mountain with clumsy footing. Zion's slender legs were scratched and bloody from falling. Laura's muscles were shaking from the precise exertion of the descent. After a full hour and many butslides the explorers finally made it back to the fence and the river. Victory! Hero's mountain had been tamed by the wildest of Jaussi kind! Now, when Jon Zion and Laura look at that majestic slope, they know that they had it in them to conquer that particular mountain. Watch our Everest, the Jaussi's are looking your way!