Do It Yourself Tie Dye Kit... $5.00
Overnight river trip on Westwater with best friends on Halloween, costumes mandatory... PRICELESS!!
Overnight river trip on Westwater with best friends on Halloween, costumes mandatory... PRICELESS!! 
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
3 Years and Counting...
On October 14th Tyler and I celebrated our 3 yr Anniversary! I know, I know, it seems hard to believe, but it is true! Since our actual anniversary was on a Wednesday, we did not have much planned, but Tyler
We then drove up to the Mayan for dinner. We have only been there one other time, but really like it just for the atmosphere. Here again,Tyler
Brighton . It was such a beautiful and perfect hiking day. It was such a relaxing, and well needed getaway, the only thing we missed was the labs!
I feel so lucky to haveTyler
We then drove up to the Mayan for dinner. We have only been there one other time, but really like it just for the atmosphere. Here again,
I feel so lucky to have
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monster Blog
So it has been a while since my last blog, and many things to blog about, so I decided to just combine them into one Monster Blog, here it goes!
1. West Desert: Rattlesnake Canyon, Wayne's World Waterfall
A couple Saturday's ago we went out to the West Desert for some wheelin' fun. We were invited to go with our friend Chip and his brother-in-law's friend or something. It also just happened to be that our friends Griff and Chandler were going to be out there camping as well in Griff's Bronco. Ty's good friend Mike and his girlfriend from Brazil, Julianna, rode with us as well. We were both really excited, because it had been a while since taking the Jeep out to play. It was such a hot day, and there were lots of annoying bugs, but it was worth it. We had a lot of fun. We ran into another group out there that thought it was cool to roll their rigs, how weird. We saw no rollovers, but did see the aftermath. Not cool to me, but maybe I just don't understand!
2. Wakeboarding: Utah Lake
Griff invited us to go out on his boat one Saturday afternoon. It had been a few years since I had been wakeboarding, and it was a first for Ty. Chandler was first out on the lake, and was pretty entertaining to watch. After multiple back flip attempts, he was tired out and Tom was up next.
Tom was so funny because if ever he didn't think he was going to land something he would just let go and sink. I think 9 times out of 10 he would have been just fine, but it made us laugh a lot. Then it was time for the pro, Griff. He made everything look so easy, jumping the whole wake, 360's, the whole bit. I was amazed.
The beginner Ty was up. He got up on his first try and didn't look like a beginner at all. He was a natural. Jumping one side of the wake, and riding switch (accidentally!) He fell in love with it immediately. It is funny because he skated for a long time and also snowboards, but explained it perfectly. They are somewhat similar, you feel like you are in control, but then you realize that you aren't at all.
Last the best! Not really, though, it was my turn. It was fun to get back on a wakeboard after a few years. For anyone who knows me, they know I love to do anything in the water. I did improve though on going outside the wake on my backside. I could go outside on my front side all day, but needed to get better back side, so one day maybe I will be like Griff!
Then it was time for tubing, my ultimate favorite. Ty and I went together and held on for dear life. Tubing is my favorite because really you are getting worked the whole time, but laughing hysterically. I even bit my lip, but still had a smile on my face. Tom and Chandler went next, and then Chan went by himself. At one point, he was completely vertical up against the wake. It was fun to get to hang out with old friends agian, after so long.
3. Labor Day Weeked: Moab, UT
We spent the long weekend with our off-roading buddies Griff, Chandler, and Garrett. Tyler and I were extra excited because we hadn't been to Moab since we moved to Idaho. We rolled into our campsite at Pack Creek Campground late Friday night. It was the first time camping at an actual campground in Moab. It was $5 per person, per night and totally worth it. The campground wasn't bad, and it had a bathroom with showers. Usually this is no issue, becuase it is just a weekend, but with my allergies and how hot and sweaty it got, showers were nice. This just may turn into our usual camp spot from now on.
We only did one trail, but split it up into two days. The trail we did was called Behind The Rocks. It totalled almost 15 miles. It was not a loop, but the trial ends and cuts into a county road, so at about 7 or 8 miles we were able to get on the county road and then drive back to that place to continue and finish the next day. The main reason why we divided it up was because one of Griff's u-joints broke, and one of Ty's transmission mounts broke. So we really needed to fix the rigs before finishing, because there were quite a few difficult obstacles ahead.
The second day was more exciting than the first. Many challenging obstacles, most of which were going down. We completed the trial with hardly any carnage. You can do the trail backwards as well, which we thought would be fun to do some other trip. We want to get some other rigs to come with next time, you know who you are!!
So now that I am all caught up on my posts, hopefully I will stay that way!
1. West Desert: Rattlesnake Canyon, Wayne's World Waterfall
A couple Saturday's ago we went out to the West Desert for some wheelin' fun. We were invited to go with our friend Chip and his brother-in-law's friend or something. It also just happened to be that our friends Griff and Chandler were going to be out there camping as well in Griff's Bronco. Ty's good friend Mike and his girlfriend from Brazil, Julianna, rode with us as well. We were both really excited, because it had been a while since taking the Jeep out to play. It was such a hot day, and there were lots of annoying bugs, but it was worth it. We had a lot of fun. We ran into another group out there that thought it was cool to roll their rigs, how weird. We saw no rollovers, but did see the aftermath. Not cool to me, but maybe I just don't understand!
2. Wakeboarding: Utah Lake
Griff invited us to go out on his boat one Saturday afternoon. It had been a few years since I had been wakeboarding, and it was a first for Ty. Chandler was first out on the lake, and was pretty entertaining to watch. After multiple back flip attempts, he was tired out and Tom was up next.
Tom was so funny because if ever he didn't think he was going to land something he would just let go and sink. I think 9 times out of 10 he would have been just fine, but it made us laugh a lot. Then it was time for the pro, Griff. He made everything look so easy, jumping the whole wake, 360's, the whole bit. I was amazed.
The beginner Ty was up. He got up on his first try and didn't look like a beginner at all. He was a natural. Jumping one side of the wake, and riding switch (accidentally!) He fell in love with it immediately. It is funny because he skated for a long time and also snowboards, but explained it perfectly. They are somewhat similar, you feel like you are in control, but then you realize that you aren't at all.
Last the best! Not really, though, it was my turn. It was fun to get back on a wakeboard after a few years. For anyone who knows me, they know I love to do anything in the water. I did improve though on going outside the wake on my backside. I could go outside on my front side all day, but needed to get better back side, so one day maybe I will be like Griff!
Then it was time for tubing, my ultimate favorite. Ty and I went together and held on for dear life. Tubing is my favorite because really you are getting worked the whole time, but laughing hysterically. I even bit my lip, but still had a smile on my face. Tom and Chandler went next, and then Chan went by himself. At one point, he was completely vertical up against the wake. It was fun to get to hang out with old friends agian, after so long.
3. Labor Day Weeked: Moab, UT
We spent the long weekend with our off-roading buddies Griff, Chandler, and Garrett. Tyler and I were extra excited because we hadn't been to Moab since we moved to Idaho. We rolled into our campsite at Pack Creek Campground late Friday night. It was the first time camping at an actual campground in Moab. It was $5 per person, per night and totally worth it. The campground wasn't bad, and it had a bathroom with showers. Usually this is no issue, becuase it is just a weekend, but with my allergies and how hot and sweaty it got, showers were nice. This just may turn into our usual camp spot from now on.
We only did one trail, but split it up into two days. The trail we did was called Behind The Rocks. It totalled almost 15 miles. It was not a loop, but the trial ends and cuts into a county road, so at about 7 or 8 miles we were able to get on the county road and then drive back to that place to continue and finish the next day. The main reason why we divided it up was because one of Griff's u-joints broke, and one of Ty's transmission mounts broke. So we really needed to fix the rigs before finishing, because there were quite a few difficult obstacles ahead.
The second day was more exciting than the first. Many challenging obstacles, most of which were going down. We completed the trial with hardly any carnage. You can do the trail backwards as well, which we thought would be fun to do some other trip. We want to get some other rigs to come with next time, you know who you are!!
So now that I am all caught up on my posts, hopefully I will stay that way!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Hunting Season...already
One of Tyler's best friends drew out for a limited draw deer hunt down in Southern UT and invited us to come out and camp the weekend of the opener. We went down with another one of Ty's good friends, Mike, and his girlfriend from Brazil, Julianna. Tyler and Mike have both drawn the same tag and hunted this area in the past, so I am sure it was good to have some experience along.
Opening morning I slept in and Adam shot his deer. I was grateful for this because I did not want to see him shoot it and now we could play! He did end up getting a really good deer, Tyler and Mike were both very proud. Guss and Coal were both with us, Coal loves the deer and kisses them, but Guss was scared of it. It was funny to watch them.
After the work was done, we went over to Tropic Reservoir for some swim time, which is my favorite! The dogs needed to get out of the desert too. We swam for quite a while to build up an appetite. We ate at a really good local restaurant, had prime rib, soup, salad, homemade bread, and apple pie ala mode, mmmm!
It was a such and fun quick weekender trip with close friends! I really don't want Summer to end.
Tyler, Adam, and Mike
Guss the water dog!
Family Portraits!
Opening morning I slept in and Adam shot his deer. I was grateful for this because I did not want to see him shoot it and now we could play! He did end up getting a really good deer, Tyler and Mike were both very proud. Guss and Coal were both with us, Coal loves the deer and kisses them, but Guss was scared of it. It was funny to watch them.
After the work was done, we went over to Tropic Reservoir for some swim time, which is my favorite! The dogs needed to get out of the desert too. We swam for quite a while to build up an appetite. We ate at a really good local restaurant, had prime rib, soup, salad, homemade bread, and apple pie ala mode, mmmm!
It was a such and fun quick weekender trip with close friends! I really don't want Summer to end.
Tyler, Adam, and Mike
Guss the water dog!
Family Portraits!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Main Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho
From July 11-17 we were lucky to go on such a great river adventure with the Finch family, and some other friends. On the 10th we drove to the put in at corn creek, a bit northwest of Salmon Idaho. Tyler and I have a lot of history with this Salmon River. Some of you know that 5 yrs ago this summer, when mine and Tyler's relationship was just starting, we rafted the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. This fork flows into the Main Fork. Then 3 yrs ago Tyler proposed to me the day before he left to float this same fork. So some of the group had floated this section before, which was great to have their experience.
It was not as intense or technical from what I remember of the Middle Fork, but the wave train rapids and camps were so great. Sandy beaches to play horseshoes, boccie, and one great evening of volleyball at Mackay Bar where we got to camp and Big Al treated us to a great dinner and breakfast. Tyler and I took the horseshoe champion title against Cody and Scottie, a friend of Cody's.
We had 5 rafts including a catamaran, 1 dory, and 4 kayakers. I was fortunate to get to behind one of the green rafts, and cat occasionally. I switched Shane for a day and rowed one of the green rafts while he was my passenger. He was great to have as my rider, because he was so confident in me. I have ored before, but only Tyler's dory on the Green River, so this was very different. The one named rapid that I remember the name of and ran was Devil's Tooth. It is pretty obvious why I remembered this one! As I was approaching the rapid I was very nervous, but Shane just kept telling me that I was doing great and had it. We hit it right on and it was so fun! Tyler was in the boat ahead of us, and I guess was not as confident in me as Shane. He kept saying things like "Ok, she is still on the ore's, I guess Shane is going to let her run this one." But he was glad I did it too. I ran a few others on other days, but this one was my favorite.
Tyler really liked to ore the catamaran. Usually Al and Diane were on that boat, but Ty jumped at any opportunity to man the cat. One day we switched and we were coming up on a few rapids, first one being Bailey's Rapid. I wish we had a video or at least a photo, but no one was really close enough or prepared to take one. Ty always goes for the biggest hole, or line no one else is taking. He is definetly a leader moreso than a follower. We hit Bailey's right on and the hole just swallowed us and spit us out, it was such a blast.
Fortunately we had great weather, aside from one day of wind and rain. The wind was going against us and blowing the rain sideways straight at our faces. It was a hard day for everyone, but especially the oresman, because they still had to watch the river, while the rest of us could protect their faces. Luckily the rain didn't last all day, and there was great rapids.
Seven days on the river went by so much faster than I had imagined. The day we finally were getting back into civilization, and seeing cars on the road from the river was kind of a sad day. I loved being on the river with some of the most important people in my life. We missed Emily and her quick wit, as well as the little Milo monster. I am looking forward to running more rivers with them in the future!
We got to the take out Friday morning in Riggins, ID and broke up the drive home by spending a night in McCall, ID. It was fun to go swim in the Payette lake, enjoy the beauty around us there, and shower! Saturday we ate at the Pankake House in McCall which is always a treat. Huckleberries are not really found in Utah, but are great in Idaho. I had huckleberry crepes that were so yummy! A great end to an unforgettable adventure.
-Tyler scouting a rapid
-Big Al and Diane on the Cat.
-Joe (Shannon's boy)and Barry, his dad, on the Dory
-The whole river crew (top to bottom, left to right): Big Al, Mike (Kayaker), Glen (Kayaker), Steve, Diane, Tyler, Shane, Beau, Russ, Barry, Scottie, Cody, Rachael, Joe, Shannon, Marci. (Arian is taking the pic)
-Bridge Jump: Arian, Cody, Shane, Tyler, Rachael, Marci (in the water), Beau, Russ (doing the back flip).
-Feeding an apple to the potbelly piggy at one of the historic stops along the way.
-Me jumping of a rock, wahoo!
-Tyler, Me, and Arian at the take out.
It was not as intense or technical from what I remember of the Middle Fork, but the wave train rapids and camps were so great. Sandy beaches to play horseshoes, boccie, and one great evening of volleyball at Mackay Bar where we got to camp and Big Al treated us to a great dinner and breakfast. Tyler and I took the horseshoe champion title against Cody and Scottie, a friend of Cody's.
We had 5 rafts including a catamaran, 1 dory, and 4 kayakers. I was fortunate to get to behind one of the green rafts, and cat occasionally. I switched Shane for a day and rowed one of the green rafts while he was my passenger. He was great to have as my rider, because he was so confident in me. I have ored before, but only Tyler's dory on the Green River, so this was very different. The one named rapid that I remember the name of and ran was Devil's Tooth. It is pretty obvious why I remembered this one! As I was approaching the rapid I was very nervous, but Shane just kept telling me that I was doing great and had it. We hit it right on and it was so fun! Tyler was in the boat ahead of us, and I guess was not as confident in me as Shane. He kept saying things like "Ok, she is still on the ore's, I guess Shane is going to let her run this one." But he was glad I did it too. I ran a few others on other days, but this one was my favorite.
Tyler really liked to ore the catamaran. Usually Al and Diane were on that boat, but Ty jumped at any opportunity to man the cat. One day we switched and we were coming up on a few rapids, first one being Bailey's Rapid. I wish we had a video or at least a photo, but no one was really close enough or prepared to take one. Ty always goes for the biggest hole, or line no one else is taking. He is definetly a leader moreso than a follower. We hit Bailey's right on and the hole just swallowed us and spit us out, it was such a blast.
Fortunately we had great weather, aside from one day of wind and rain. The wind was going against us and blowing the rain sideways straight at our faces. It was a hard day for everyone, but especially the oresman, because they still had to watch the river, while the rest of us could protect their faces. Luckily the rain didn't last all day, and there was great rapids.
Seven days on the river went by so much faster than I had imagined. The day we finally were getting back into civilization, and seeing cars on the road from the river was kind of a sad day. I loved being on the river with some of the most important people in my life. We missed Emily and her quick wit, as well as the little Milo monster. I am looking forward to running more rivers with them in the future!
We got to the take out Friday morning in Riggins, ID and broke up the drive home by spending a night in McCall, ID. It was fun to go swim in the Payette lake, enjoy the beauty around us there, and shower! Saturday we ate at the Pankake House in McCall which is always a treat. Huckleberries are not really found in Utah, but are great in Idaho. I had huckleberry crepes that were so yummy! A great end to an unforgettable adventure.
-Tyler scouting a rapid
-Big Al and Diane on the Cat.
-Joe (Shannon's boy)and Barry, his dad, on the Dory
-The whole river crew (top to bottom, left to right): Big Al, Mike (Kayaker), Glen (Kayaker), Steve, Diane, Tyler, Shane, Beau, Russ, Barry, Scottie, Cody, Rachael, Joe, Shannon, Marci. (Arian is taking the pic)
-Bridge Jump: Arian, Cody, Shane, Tyler, Rachael, Marci (in the water), Beau, Russ (doing the back flip).
-Feeding an apple to the potbelly piggy at one of the historic stops along the way.
-Me jumping of a rock, wahoo!
-Tyler, Me, and Arian at the take out.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Rachael Vs. Wasp/Hornet: Verdict...Wasp/Hornet
This past Monday I decided to head out on my road bike for a ride. Right off the bat a hornet or wasp, I am not sure which, flew into one of the holes on my helmet and stung/bit me at least four times. I ripped off my helmet and glasses as fast as I could to get the darn thing to stop. It stung a bit, but wasn't too bad, so I continued and finished my ride I had set out on.
It was later that night that it really started to affect me. In the middle of the night I started to run a fever, got really achy with a constant headache, and worst of all felt really nauseous. I pretty much did not sleep past that point, and was not feeling in any condition to go to work later in the morning. As Tyler was leaving, he pretty much told me to go see the Dr.
Around 6:45 a.m. I texted the dentist I work for and told him about this weird reaction I was having. I figured it was either linked to the hornet/wasp, or I have the swine flu! Not really, I pretty much knew it was the wasp/hornet. My dentist was so good, and actually got me a Dr.'s appt. with a family physician that is in our same medical complex. That way if I was feeling better after I saw him, I would already be close to work.
The Dr. pretty much couldn't say that it was directly related or not, because it is not a common reaction, since it was not allergic in nature at all. He wrote me two prescriptions, one for a steroid, which I was not about to take in case I was just coincidentally sick because that would suppress my immune system, and one for an anti-nausea because that was bothering me the most. So much that I could only sit/stand for a few minutes at a time. I ended up not filling either, I wanted to wait it out as long as I could to see if it would pass.
After the appt. I was actually feeling worse, so the dentist called in a temp to cover my patients for the day. I felt so nauseous that I had to drive with my seat as far back as possible and still able to see the road. I had not eaten anything, but was feeling like I really needed liquids. I went straight to my mom and dad's house because I knew my mom had sprite there, you know how that helps settle your stomach!
I crashed on the couch there most of the day, and my sweet mom took care of me until about 4:00 that afternoon when I finally made my way home. I was actually feeling much better by then. I knew at this point it was related to the wasp/hornet because it was so short lived.
Now here it is Wednesday and I am almost feeling 100%, but half of my forehead and down to my ear is swollen. Which is weird, because I got attacked more so on the top of my head. I guess gravity works that way though. It isn't that noticeable, until you really look at it. I look like I had a face lift gone bad!
I know these pics are creepy, but they give the jist.
It was later that night that it really started to affect me. In the middle of the night I started to run a fever, got really achy with a constant headache, and worst of all felt really nauseous. I pretty much did not sleep past that point, and was not feeling in any condition to go to work later in the morning. As Tyler was leaving, he pretty much told me to go see the Dr.
Around 6:45 a.m. I texted the dentist I work for and told him about this weird reaction I was having. I figured it was either linked to the hornet/wasp, or I have the swine flu! Not really, I pretty much knew it was the wasp/hornet. My dentist was so good, and actually got me a Dr.'s appt. with a family physician that is in our same medical complex. That way if I was feeling better after I saw him, I would already be close to work.
The Dr. pretty much couldn't say that it was directly related or not, because it is not a common reaction, since it was not allergic in nature at all. He wrote me two prescriptions, one for a steroid, which I was not about to take in case I was just coincidentally sick because that would suppress my immune system, and one for an anti-nausea because that was bothering me the most. So much that I could only sit/stand for a few minutes at a time. I ended up not filling either, I wanted to wait it out as long as I could to see if it would pass.
After the appt. I was actually feeling worse, so the dentist called in a temp to cover my patients for the day. I felt so nauseous that I had to drive with my seat as far back as possible and still able to see the road. I had not eaten anything, but was feeling like I really needed liquids. I went straight to my mom and dad's house because I knew my mom had sprite there, you know how that helps settle your stomach!
I crashed on the couch there most of the day, and my sweet mom took care of me until about 4:00 that afternoon when I finally made my way home. I was actually feeling much better by then. I knew at this point it was related to the wasp/hornet because it was so short lived.
Now here it is Wednesday and I am almost feeling 100%, but half of my forehead and down to my ear is swollen. Which is weird, because I got attacked more so on the top of my head. I guess gravity works that way though. It isn't that noticeable, until you really look at it. I look like I had a face lift gone bad!
I know these pics are creepy, but they give the jist.
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