Saturday we made 2 more runs down the river and I again joined the afternoon group. I needed some good R&R and Saturday morning was the perfect time for that. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the campground was relatively quiet. The second run down the river was so much more fun than the first, and one of the reasons was because we had a smaller boat with fewer people. I even paddled the whole second run and I was feeling it for several days after the trip. At church on Sunday we were all so sore! I felt like I'd been riding a horse for 2 days, and sitting on a piano bench did not feel good at all! Anyway, the trip home was fun as we caravaned with a few other cars. It was nice to get home & finally shower after 2 days of camping and only being rinsed off by river water. I'm hooked on rafting and can't wait to go again.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Fun In Jackson Hole, Wyoming
While Meghan & Steven were out & about in Southern California, I was up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming! It was a great weekend to travel! Our ward planned a campout/rafting trip and what fun we had! Most everyone left last Thursday morning and my roommate Amy & I headed up later that night (us responsible adults had other obligations that kept us back). We were eager to get up there to join our friends, but sadly took a wrong turn and drove many miles in the wrong direction. We should have arrived around 12:30am but instead arrived at 2:30am. Besides being tired, I had no complaints about getting lost. Before we left, Steph made a few (15) CDs for us to listen to on our road trip. We were highly entertained by the random songs, a few of which include: Nellie the Elephant (in honor of Chris & Joe), Sexy Back (Joe), The Chicken Dance, and The Tribute. We laughed at the random songs but loved having such a wide variety of tunes. Anyway, when we finally arrived we quietly climbed into bed in a tent with 7 other girls. How on earth did we fit 9 girls in one tent? Oh my goodness, we were SO cozy! I slept on a queen air mattress that was turned sideways with 2 other girls. Lucky for me, Frances & Ellie are both half my size so there was plenty of room. The only struggle was my height, but I guess it was better for me to sleep on the sideways mattress than for my roommate Amy who is over 6' tall! I slept rather well and even enjoyed some extra sleep the next morning after everyone else left for the first run down the Snake River. I opted to sleep & relax and then go on the second run later in the afternoon. I'll admit, I was a bit nervous at first! However, that fear diminished quickly when 2 other girls on our raft freaked out and drove me crazy! I laughed so much and loved every drop of water I was soaked with. We engaged in several water fights with other rafts, and we were splashed by a few rapids. That night we all went into Jackson Hole for dinner at the Bar J Chuckwagon. What a blast! Dinner was pretty good but the entertainment was fabulous! You can read all about it on their website http://www.barjchuckwagon.com/. The picture below shows the Bar J Ranch, and believe it or not, it really was that pretty while we were in Jackson. It's beautiful country up there.Saturday we made 2 more runs down the river and I again joined the afternoon group. I needed some good R&R and Saturday morning was the perfect time for that. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the campground was relatively quiet. The second run down the river was so much more fun than the first, and one of the reasons was because we had a smaller boat with fewer people. I even paddled the whole second run and I was feeling it for several days after the trip. At church on Sunday we were all so sore! I felt like I'd been riding a horse for 2 days, and sitting on a piano bench did not feel good at all! Anyway, the trip home was fun as we caravaned with a few other cars. It was nice to get home & finally shower after 2 days of camping and only being rinsed off by river water. I'm hooked on rafting and can't wait to go again.
Saturday we made 2 more runs down the river and I again joined the afternoon group. I needed some good R&R and Saturday morning was the perfect time for that. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the campground was relatively quiet. The second run down the river was so much more fun than the first, and one of the reasons was because we had a smaller boat with fewer people. I even paddled the whole second run and I was feeling it for several days after the trip. At church on Sunday we were all so sore! I felt like I'd been riding a horse for 2 days, and sitting on a piano bench did not feel good at all! Anyway, the trip home was fun as we caravaned with a few other cars. It was nice to get home & finally shower after 2 days of camping and only being rinsed off by river water. I'm hooked on rafting and can't wait to go again.
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