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Indian Curry Dinner and Wine Night

A huge thank you to everyone that attended the Indian Curry Dinner and Wine Night! I really appreciate everyone's support! We had 17 people over for dinner that night! That's an awesome turn out! Also a huge thank you to Shobana, my dear friend, who flew in from Virginia to teach us how to cook this amazing food!!! Here is a list of the food that she taught us to prepare. If you would like a recipe for any of these food, please do let me know and I will get one for you!

Paneer Tikka
Eggplant Curry
Cauliflower/Broccoli Curry
Aloo Matter
Daal
Rice Pilaf
Naan
Kalakand

Accenture Resources Can Donate Their Celebrating Performance Points!

How do I donate my points to VSO?
1) https://celebratingperformance.accenture.com
2) Click on ‘Rewards’
3) Then under ‘search’ enter VSO (see below)
4) Follow the process to make a donation.
5) You/your colleague should send an email to Rachel (CCD:rachel.watts@vso.org.uk) and tell her that VSO will be receiving a donation from (your colleagues name) for $x and that this should be credited to your account.
6) VSO will automatically receive a note from celebrating performance saying that you have donated .

Which points can you use?
You can only use points that have been awarded to you and not points you have in your budget to allocate to others.

Your Fast Lap & BBQ Event

Last Friday I hosted the 'Your Fastest Lap & BBQ' event at my house. It was an amazing success! Please if you haven't donated for your attendence, do so at your earliest convenience! I'm sorry to say that there are no pictures from this event. Please stay tuned for the next event, and I promise to remember the camera next time! During the event I also hosted a silent auction of various items that were generously donated by local area businesses and retailers. Thank you to all the donors!

Here is a list of the Silent Auction Items and their auction values:
Max Gill & Grill $25 Gift Certificate - $21.00
Zaidy's Deli $50 Gift Certificate - $41.75
Hapa Sushi $50 Gift Certificate - $46.00
Loveland Ski Area lift tickets 2 Pack - $41.00
Loveland Ski Area lift tickets 2 Pack - $41.00
Tommy Hilfiger True Star - $3.00
Donna Karan Gold - $1.00
Aramis Life - $3.00
Tommy Girl - $10.00
DKNY Be Delicious - $5.00

Slate Lake: Gore Range Trail

We decided to make the 20 mile round trip hike to Slate Lake in the Gore Range over the Labor Day weekend. At least we thought it would be 20 miles. To reach Slate Lake, we started at the Rock Creek Trailhead(On highway 9 outside of Silverthorne) and then turned onto Gore Range Trail for about 4 miles, backtracked 2 miles, and then continued at the turn pictured above for another 3 miles until we turned onto Slate Creek Trail towards Slate lake another 5 miles. Now the sign pictured above is very tricky...It is slightly hidden behind a huge pine tree and in our excitement to see our great state, we missed it. It wasn't until we hit private property that I realized we were most definitely not where we should be! The Saturday we had planned to walk 10 miles and ended up walking approximately 14!

The hike to Slate Lake is absolutely worth it. The valley is absolutely beautiful and the water is crystal clear. There were 2 other groups at the lake when we were and they each caught a ton of fish. You could see the fish swimming around from the shore.

All in all the trip was about 25 miles round trip with a total elevation gain of 3,000 ft. Be prepared to gain and lose altitude the entire trip. It defintiely was one of the most tiring hikes I have done in a long time!

Blog Purpose Statement

This blog is meant to serve simply as a communication vehicle for anyone who wishes to stay up to date on my training for VSO's Everest Challenge 2009 and the volunteer work that I do to prepare for it.

If you would like more information regarding the VSO Everest Challenge or would like to donate to support the Children of Nepal, please visit the following link: http://www.justgiving.com/everesttrek2009bethanymulhall

Alberta and Timberline Falls

This weekend I went on a short 7 miles round trip hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. I must admit that I always underestimate how far away Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park actually are. After the very lengthy drive up there we settled on the Alberta and Timberline Falls hike. This hike starts at the Glacier Gorge Trail Head, and if we had a little bit more daylight I would have liked to make it up to either of the glaciers hidden in the high valleys about 5 miles back. The first set of falls, Alberta Falls, is absolutely amazing. The falls looks more like a chute at WaterWorld than a high mountain waterfall. It curves around many bends in the rocks before plummeting about 15 ft.

From Alberta to Timberline is about a 3 mile hike past many smaller sets of falls and The Loch. The Loch is around 10,000 ft in elevation and is crystal clear. We could see fish swimming about 10 ft from shore! Truly reminds us what the rivers and lakes should look like at lower elevations and how humans have impacted them.

Once we gained view of Timberline falls across the valley floor it was hard to take your eyes off of it. It cascades from the river above down countless routes and rocks to The Loch below. Once we reached the falls we noticed a female elk snacking on the very green grasses around the falls. She smelled us almost immediately. It always amazes me how quickly they are aware of our presence.