The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

The Good:
Camping in the San Rafael Swell


We had such a great time camping this weekend with Mark & Rachel (and kids), the Spragues, Gr. & Gr. Fife, and Heather (and kids). Highlights included hiking through the large and small canyons of the Swell, visiting Indian pictographs and petroglyphs, and hanging out around camp.

The Bad:
My dog sliding down a cliff face into a pond


Aunt Rachel dropped Dylan's bottle 30 feet or so down into a pond. When I went to rescue it, Sadie followed me. She lost her footing on a section of rock worn smooth by water. It looked just like a park slide. She slid about 10 feet down into the pond. While I was about to give up and just buy a new bottle, Sadie definately needed rescuing. Down I carefully went, but there was no getting up the way I went down. I had to take off my shoes and walk through the pond so we could climb out the other side.

The Ugly:
Losing a tire on Highway 6

I'm still not sure exactly what went wrong, but somehow my tire lost all its studs and fell off the trailer. When I first saw the back end of my trailer completely on the ground, I was certain I'd broken the axle. Fortunately, it was just a matter of replacing the studs and tire rim. Unfortunately, finding a rim was easier said than done. Thankfully, after a trip to every tire store in Price, I finally found a tire that would work at Walmart. I bought two, because the size difference was significant. My brother-in-law, Mark, was such a lifesaver, fixing my trailer and getting us back on the road.

The Bonus:

Watching Mark and Rachel's dog try to fetch the dirt when the kids would thow it.