Friday, December 3, 2010

Thanksgiving

So! This Thanksgiving break we decided that hanging around freezing-cold Provo was just soooo lame, and that a nice backpacking trip to warmer climes down south (Zion's National Park) would be most enjoyable.

We expected this:













Instead we got this:














And this:














And this:














But not this:













The plan was to stay three nights, but the backcountry ranger showed us the weather forecast, the most interesting part being a high of 17 on Wednesday. So we decided to skip out Tuesday evening. Even so, we got to enjoy a low of about 5 degrees Monday night. My camera's battery died that night, so Shtee will have to provide the photographic evidence after that.

Monday morning:














A tree:



















View from Monday night campsite (Shtee's camera):














What we are looking at (seriously):



















The end.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Update

Yes! I'm still alive.
Yes! I still plan on putting more stuff on this blog.
Yes! I know most people have forgotten about this blog.
No! My computer doesn't work yet.
Yes! I have some adventures to report on.

-Sam