Happy Halloween; Frightmares Style

For a Halloween Treat the hubby and I went to Lagoon, a theme park not that far from where we reside.  Each year they jazz up the park Halloween style and let goblins and ghosts roam the park.  We set off Saturday to enjoy the rides and haunted houses.

Each time I go to Lagoon I sneak my camera on the roller coasters.  I think I enjoy the pictures more than the actual rides themselves.  When we get off the coasters we sit and laugh uncontrollably at the ridiculous faces we naturally develop when terrified out of our minds.  Each photo shows the real emotions that surface as we ride.

I think my favorite is of the one of my father-in-law screaming at the tops of his lungs sitting next to my husband who looks terrified as his hair sticks straight up in the air.  Oh what treasures these pictures are.

If you try this yourself, be sure to strap the camera on your wrist tightly and never let go! Oh what joy it brings.  Happy Halloween to you all!

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Weekend Review: Canyoneering in Black Hole Canyon

I do love an adventure.  This last weekend a group of friends and I went down to Southern Utah to go canyoneering in a canyon called The Black Hole.  It was a wet canyon, as you can see, with frigid water that did not often see daylight.  I believe canyons are nature's playgrounds.  We had a great time testing our fears and enjoying the beautiful scenery.  I hope you had a lovely weekend yourself.

Zions Weekend

A couple weekends ago the hubby and I went to Zions National Park with another couple, Kylee and Dustin.  I love Utah and it's gorgeous and diverse land.  The weather was absolutely perfect, about 70 degrees the whole time.  Gorgeous!  We hiked Angels Landing and I have to say, it is one of the most terrifying hikes I have ever done.  It has chains and two sheer slopes on each side of the trail.  It happened to have snow on the trail as well that made it that much more terrifying. 

It was a lovely trip.  We ended up rock climbing in St. George, UT the next day at Green Valley Gap.  It was truly a perfect three day weekend.  Short, sweet and action packed.   

Weekend Review: Snow Cave

Let me start off by saying, never again.  Things were going great until about two thirty in the morning.  We arrived at the top of Farmington Canyon at about  4PM and began to dig ourselves a little nook in the side of the mountain.  The snow was deep, 15 feet or so. Digging and building the cave was fun and hard work.  We finished the cave at about seven or so and began to lay out our tarps and gear.  We changed into dry clothes and snuggled up in our sleeping bags.  We even cooked dinner in our "new home".

We had a great time playing "would you rather" and talking about random subjects until we finally fell asleep.  At two thirty, everyone woke up.  Something was wrong, we all knew it.  All four of us began to inspect the snow cave.  One side of the cave was bulging in.  The cave was getting smaller.  I jumped up and moved our packs away from the door (AKA hole we crawled in and out of).  We were snowed in, and the weight of the snow was effecting our cave. It was then we decided to dig our way out and "sleep" in the car. The thought of the cave collapsing on top of us made us all uncomfortable.   We didn't really sleep in the 17 degree temperature in the car.

Morning came a few hours later.  We attempted to get off the snow covered mountain to no avail.  We were stuck, only twenty feet from where we had parked at the top of the mountain. We ended up having three burly (and I mean burly) snowmobilers help us get our vehicle out of the snow.  Our second attempt we made it a little further, about half a mile, before getting stuck again.

Luckily angels were sent our way; a man with a big truck and the three burly snowmobilers were there to help us get out of our situation.  We finally made it home at about three in the afternoon with frozen toes, soggy clothes, and a grateful yet exhausted spirit.  Would I do it again?  No.  Do I regret doing it?  No. I built and slept in a snow cave.  Once in my life is good enough for me!  I hope you all had a marvelous weekend!

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Weekend Review: Canyoneering

This past weekend the hubs and I and seven others ventured out into the red rocks for some canyoneering near Moab, UT.  It turned out to be more of an adventure than we had originally planned.  We camped the night before and woke to a cold gray day.  We arose from our warm sleeping bags and slipped into comfortable layers of outdoor gear.  We hiked until we got to the canyon mouth, our first repel.  The first five repels went smoothly.  We gently lowered ourselves down the ropes one by one lower and lower into the canyon.  

The canyon was gorgeous; tall red rock engulfed us and we found ourselves looking up at the majesties of this world.  Though it was quite cold, it worked to our advantage.  We did not have to get wet because all the water pools were frozen over.  We had our very own ice skating rinks to twirl and to slip on with not a soul in sight.

It sprinkled here and there yet the sun poked it's head out to say hello now and again.  The weather was a bit bi-polar.  At the last repel, a 205 footer, was when mother nature turned it's ugly head.  The winds came howling in at 50 miles per hour.  We all felt nervous because we knew a storm was headed our way.  We set up the gear while our jackets and pants flapped violently in the wind.  The first person went over the edge down the flailing rope to our end point.  

We were all putting on a brave face to help one another feel a little better about the situation.  As soon as the last person's feet hit the ground the storm burst from the clouds above.  I truly believe we were being watched from above, other wise that nasty wind would have blown that storm in much faster.  In the end we were all a little more aware of our senses and emotions.  

It was a memorable trip with good laughs and good company.  We experienced a fearful encounter together, and in these times, it's comfortable to be around such strong people.  I hope you all had a fun and adventurous weekend!  What's in store for this next weekend?  Snow shoeing and building and sleeping in an igloo for me!  I love the diverse regions of Utah.

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Fall Break Weekend

Last weekend was fall break here in Utah.  Though my husband and I aren't in school we took the liberty to take time off and went to St. George, Utah to enjoy some rock climbing and kayaking.  We camped on the lake and rock climbed all day.  It was beautiful.

Abandoned Car

While on a rock climbing trip in the middle-of-nowhere, Utah we came across this aged abandoned car.  It reminded me of the abandoned hippie bus at my husband's cabin.  It was near an abandoned mine shaft. This is located in Joe's Valley, Utah which has amazing bouldering.  

What did you discover this weekend?

Rock Climbing Pt. 2

Maple Canyon, Utah is gorgeous isn't it?  Rock climbing was exquisite, plain and simple.  

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