Where Have We Been?
I have not had the opportunity to write a blog post since
the beginning of the year when we were knee deep in fresh snow and making laps
at Snowbasin. Since then we have been adventuring all over our cherished local
mountains and waterways and hit the road for trips in Southern Utah and Northern Montana . An especially memorable trip was a
four-day float trip via canoe on the Upper Missouri River in Montana where we faced start-to-finish cold
temperatures, rainy weather, and driving wind. Despite the obstacles, our
students excelled and learned valuable lessons in teamwork, endurance, positive
attitudes and ingenuity. Our next river trip was quite different as the
temperatures along Labyrinth Canyon on the Green River
stayed above 100۫ F during each of the
four days we floated and evenings offered little respite. Fortunately the water
temperature was in the mid 50’s from increased water releases at Flaming Gorge
that week and we spent just as much time in the river as we did on top of the boats
to beat the heat.
Other trips had us snowshoeing into yurts locally and in Southern Idaho for extended stays during the snowy days
we weren’t hitting the slopes.
Besides that? Rock climbing in City of Rocks ,
local hikes and mountain biking, canoe and standup paddleboarding on every
river, reservoir and marsh in the valley, and always white water rafting on the
Snake River in Wyoming .
Yeah, it has been a good year.
