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!
