Lake Mead:
Boating on the lake included episodes of wake boarding, wake surfing, knee boarding, air chairing, tubing, and even a little actual skiing. We packed both days with fun for all the sizes, although the boat finds it easier to pull the smaller people right up. This was my first experience with the wake surfing and knee boarding. Both of these I rather enjoyed. Wake surfing entails a bootless wake board, a short handle rope, and the biggest wake your boat can manage. Reportedly the rider is to "surf" the perpetual wave created by the wake, without holding onto the handle. It turns out it is a bit more difficult than it appears. All in all the lake was a success. My favourite part came from the blasting work at the bottom of the lake. At random times throughout the day a blast would go off that sent shockwaves through the water and rattled the current rider, most frequently the middle sister. The middle sister did not take to noises and bubbles from beneath.
All in all I enjoyed the whole trip, despite nearly no sleep and generally no good food. Of course I'm looking for going back to school, where the same joys await me, hopefully I'll get to fix the food part!
Boating on the lake included episodes of wake boarding, wake surfing, knee boarding, air chairing, tubing, and even a little actual skiing. We packed both days with fun for all the sizes, although the boat finds it easier to pull the smaller people right up. This was my first experience with the wake surfing and knee boarding. Both of these I rather enjoyed. Wake surfing entails a bootless wake board, a short handle rope, and the biggest wake your boat can manage. Reportedly the rider is to "surf" the perpetual wave created by the wake, without holding onto the handle. It turns out it is a bit more difficult than it appears. All in all the lake was a success. My favourite part came from the blasting work at the bottom of the lake. At random times throughout the day a blast would go off that sent shockwaves through the water and rattled the current rider, most frequently the middle sister. The middle sister did not take to noises and bubbles from beneath.
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| from Gravityx9 |
Zions:
Look but don't touch. I used to think that this rule only applied to glass shops, apparently this is one of those rare times when my thinker is off. IT turns out that this rule also applies to the emerald pools at Zion National Park. Basically this rule seems to apply to all of the water sources, as they were all reserved for ankle dipping. This is one of those moments when you wish to have lived 20 years ago when people were still apart of nature rather than a force against nature. But maybe one day we'll make a return.
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| from StuSeeger |
Religion and Politics:
My two favourite subjects to talk about in the same conversation, especially two days in a row. It turns out that our guides, for both the Sevier River and ATVs on the Grand Staircase, wanted to talk about both of these. In summary: Politics: The government is going to the dogs because people have left God. The dogs are then not letting people use ATV on National Monument Land which is not fun. Religion: We all need a personal relationship with God, so that he can save us from the dogs. Although, personally I don't see how cats ruling the world will help us any.
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| from Eran Finkle |
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