Madeline and her best friend, Amy, had just moved to Fort Campbell, KY for their first assignment and decided to go out to dinner to celebrate in downtown Clarksville, TN. Coincidentally, Esteban and his friend, Nick, had similar thoughts. Both sets of friends walked into the restaurant at the same time and opted to grab the last four seats at the bar since the wait for a table was too long. They started with small talk and then realized how much they all had in common. Friendships were immediately born. So technically, they met at a bar...
Madeline and Esteban decided to travel out West during holiday block leave and chose Sun Valley in Ketchum, ID as their destination. They are both huge hikers and wanted to take a day off from skiing and snowboarding to further explore the area. After renting snowshoes, they hit the trail to Pettit Lake in the Sawtooth Range. The end of path led them to a picturesque, snow-covered lake with majestic mountains in the background. You can guess what happened next!