I was feeling a little lame yesterday, so I decided to review the adventures of this past year, and it totally made me feel better. I'm kind of awesome. Anyways, I put this little video together of the major adventures of the year. I realized that there are several minor, yet important adventures that didn't make it in. That's unfortunate, however, I still got most of the majorly awesome things that I made happen this year. 2009 has been great, and I have high hopes for 2010!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Lessons I've Learned in 2009
After much adventuring, much moving, and much living, I've decided to put together a list of the things I've learned in 2009. Having so much fun and so many misadventures would be pointless if I didn't learn anything from them. So here goes:
- Don't drive thousands of miles in a shaky truck; also, trucks are not snowmobiles.
- Avoid Cheyenne, Wyoming at all costs.
- Sleeping at Rest Areas isn't so scary, but Best Western Hotel parking lots are the best places to rest if you need to sleep in your vehicle.
- Whenever the opportunity presents itself, hug a tree.
- Rock climbing is amazing.
- Lightning is the most frightening thing in the world. No exaggeration.
- The stegosaurus is the best dinosaur ever. Ever.
- Singing, clapping and whooping are effective means of repelling mountain lions.
- Ditching a day of aimless web browsing for a quick day trip to somewhere else will always be fantastic.
- Always be friends with people who use the word 'epic.' They are always cool.
To accompany this, I used Google Earth, my new favorite program, to
compile a picture of all the places I've been. I have a strictly Intermountain West view, and a National View. I'm quite impressed. All in all, I put my feet down in 7 states this year. I didn't make it to another country, but I'm still satisfied with my wanderings.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Bluejohn Canyon!
Sorry it's been so long since I blogged last. It hasn't been for shortage of adventure so much as a shortage of time. My favorite adventure of them all was my trip with Quintin to Bluejohn Canyon. There were so many pictures, and so much to say, that I decided to make it a video. Again, sorry for the poor quality sound and the meandering nature of the narration. I hope it begins to convey just how awesome Bluejohn Canyon is, because I had a freaking great time there and I'm going back as soon as I can!
Most of these pictures are from my camera, but several of the really good ones were taken by Quintin (you can spot them by the the superior color and setup). I also stole some pics from the internet, they should be pretty obvious, and used Google Earth quite a bit. Enjoy!
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