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Friday, September 26, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Summer Camping - Part 2 - in the southern desert
In early September, a group of 5 families drove 3.5 hours south to a primitive campsite near Goblin Valley. These are the families that we met at Carolyn's daycare, and who we have done the babysitting co-op with for the past 5 years. It is so fun to see the kids growing up. They are now in different schools; many of them have younger siblings, but we always enjoy getting together as a group.
And, who wouldn't enjoy the scenery of this campsite? We set up camp between the large sandstone cliffs at the mouth of wildhorse canyon . It took some careful off-road driving to get to our campsite, but it was worth it. We enjoyed some of the most magnificent stars you could imagine. And, the kids loved exploring the flat and sandy river bed between the canyon walls, climbing the big rocks that dotted the campsite, and finding little lizards.
On Saturday, we drove about 30 minutes into Goblin Valley state park. What a fun place for the kids to explore! Even the youngest kids could wander around the goblins. One of the kids said that it was the best playground she had ever been to.
I think this trip should become an annual tradition as well.
And, who wouldn't enjoy the scenery of this campsite? We set up camp between the large sandstone cliffs at the mouth of wildhorse canyon . It took some careful off-road driving to get to our campsite, but it was worth it. We enjoyed some of the most magnificent stars you could imagine. And, the kids loved exploring the flat and sandy river bed between the canyon walls, climbing the big rocks that dotted the campsite, and finding little lizards.
On Saturday, we drove about 30 minutes into Goblin Valley state park. What a fun place for the kids to explore! Even the youngest kids could wander around the goblins. One of the kids said that it was the best playground she had ever been to.
I think this trip should become an annual tradition as well.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Summer Camping - Part 1 - in the Alpine Forest
In early August, a group of 4 families spent the weekend at a campsite in Alta's Albion Basin. The wildflowers are in full bloom at this time of the year. The air is chilly. And, it is pretty interesting to spend a weekend hiking and camping where we are skiing in the winter. This camping trip has become an annual tradition.
ILLNESS HAS RETURNED! Unfortunately, Carolyn came down with a new bladder/kidney infection the night before we were supposed to go. She sobbed and sobbed when she realized that she was sick for this camping trip. Last year, I had to bring her home early because she came down with a new infection when we were up there. So, I was determined to not let this infection ruin another fun event for her. I strategically dosed her with ibuprofen to keep the fever under control, and started her on a high rate of antibiotics as soon as we confirmed it was indeed a uti. On Friday, I brought her home as the sun set since we did not think her body had the reserves to deal with the cold weather over night. After sleeping in her own bed and getting nearly 16 hours of sleep (along with some crazy high fevers and hallucinations), she and I went back up to the campsite around lunchtime on Saturday, so she could enjoy the campfire meals, scavenger hunts, and other fun with the kids. I think the antibiotics finally kicked the infection around 4pm on Saturday because her energy levels returned and she convinced me that we should stay the night. It ended up being a great weekend, and she thanked us so many times for not letting this infection ruin the weekend. I will update later on what this means for her health and recovery, once we finish a set of new imaging tests later this month. I am optimistic, but also a bit sad over this latest development in her health. Why can't she just be a kid and not have to deal with all this? The photo below is when her energy returned and she convinced us that she and I should stay the night on Saturday.
DARWINISM AT WORK: This final picture could be submitted for one of those Darwin awards. The father insisted on taking a "log" home. He convinced the son, who was seemingly smarter than the dad, but still not firing on full cylinders, to hoist the log on top of his car. It took about 5 men to even lift the log. The log, of course, severely dented the top of the car. The dad attempted to secure the log with a couple of ropes (or perhaps it was twine). The car got stuck in a rut given the weight of the log. Once free, the dad drove out of the campsite and down the steep and winding canyon road. It was inevitable that this massive log would shift and possibly slide off of the roof of the car as they descended the canyon. We were sure we would read headlines about a tragic death (or at least a significant accident) as a result of this act of stupidity. We never saw any headlines, so maybe the half-wits actually got their log home. Who knows why they wanted it in the first place.
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ILLNESS HAS RETURNED! Unfortunately, Carolyn came down with a new bladder/kidney infection the night before we were supposed to go. She sobbed and sobbed when she realized that she was sick for this camping trip. Last year, I had to bring her home early because she came down with a new infection when we were up there. So, I was determined to not let this infection ruin another fun event for her. I strategically dosed her with ibuprofen to keep the fever under control, and started her on a high rate of antibiotics as soon as we confirmed it was indeed a uti. On Friday, I brought her home as the sun set since we did not think her body had the reserves to deal with the cold weather over night. After sleeping in her own bed and getting nearly 16 hours of sleep (along with some crazy high fevers and hallucinations), she and I went back up to the campsite around lunchtime on Saturday, so she could enjoy the campfire meals, scavenger hunts, and other fun with the kids. I think the antibiotics finally kicked the infection around 4pm on Saturday because her energy levels returned and she convinced me that we should stay the night. It ended up being a great weekend, and she thanked us so many times for not letting this infection ruin the weekend. I will update later on what this means for her health and recovery, once we finish a set of new imaging tests later this month. I am optimistic, but also a bit sad over this latest development in her health. Why can't she just be a kid and not have to deal with all this? The photo below is when her energy returned and she convinced us that she and I should stay the night on Saturday.
DARWINISM AT WORK: This final picture could be submitted for one of those Darwin awards. The father insisted on taking a "log" home. He convinced the son, who was seemingly smarter than the dad, but still not firing on full cylinders, to hoist the log on top of his car. It took about 5 men to even lift the log. The log, of course, severely dented the top of the car. The dad attempted to secure the log with a couple of ropes (or perhaps it was twine). The car got stuck in a rut given the weight of the log. Once free, the dad drove out of the campsite and down the steep and winding canyon road. It was inevitable that this massive log would shift and possibly slide off of the roof of the car as they descended the canyon. We were sure we would read headlines about a tragic death (or at least a significant accident) as a result of this act of stupidity. We never saw any headlines, so maybe the half-wits actually got their log home. Who knows why they wanted it in the first place.
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