Scuba Diving

Last night Jon and I along with some friends went to Blue Lake in Wendover to go scuba diving. This was the first time I had been since I certified. I was a little nervous about the whole thing. Blue Lake is a popular spot for divers as it is a warm spring fed lake and the water is pretty warm. We got in the lake and decided to go under. I think I descended too fast because I got down and my ear was in pain and I couldn't equalize it. So Jon and I went back to the surface. Our friends came up soon after we did and we all decided to swim towards the middle of the lake and then go down. The second time we went down I didn't have any problems equalizing.

The lake was so merky we couldn't see anything - not even five feet away. If no one has touched the botton of the lake and stirred up all the silt then the lake is usually clear. Not the case this time. I was a little scared of not being able to see anything. I clinged to Jon. Not letting go of him at all. I made sure one hand was always touching him. Since he is the more experienced diver I put my trust in him. And then this got me thinking about life. Many times I go through life thinking I can do everything on my own. When really I can't and I need to cling to my Heavenly Father and let him lead me. It was so easy for me to put my trust in Jon but it's not always easy to put my trust in the Lord. Probably because I'm stubborn and want things done my way. Something to work on I guess. We got home late last night but needless to say it was a fun trip and I can't wait to do it again.

Uinta's

Last weekend Jon and I took off for one of our favorite places - the Uinta's. Here I got to do four of my favorite things - spend the day with Jon, sleep in, camping and fishing.

We left Friday after work and after searching for the perfect spot we settled in at about 8 pm. We got dinner cooking and then sat by the fire. Saturday we slept in, made breakfast and then headed off to go fish. We went to our usual spot and there were dozens of people. We had to walk halfway round the lake to find a spot to fish. It was more like casting instead of fishing because we didn't catch anything or even get a bite.

We left the lake to go fix lunch and it was a good thing we did because soon after we left it started to pour. Since it was raining, hailing, thundering and lightening we took a nap - a three hour nap. I guess we both needed it. After we woke up I got tired of being in the trailer so we went for a drive. We drove throught the campgrounds. While driving through one of the campgrounds we noticed a tent had collapsed. It had hailed so hard that the tent poles broke.

Finally the rain had stopped while we were driving throught Mirror Lake Campground so we decided to stop and fish. This is where I caught my first fish of the year. I have had a bad dry spell and now it is finally broken. Later that day Jon caught a fish at a different lake. After out excitement of the fish we went back to the trailer to fix dinner and sit by the campfire.

Sunday we got up and went fishing again. We fished for about 1 1/2 hours with no luck. We went back to camp and packed up and left. It was a great trip even with all the rain.

Overnighter

Last weekend we went up American Fork Canyon to spend the night with some friends. It was nice to get away from the heat and enjoy the great outdoors. As soon as we got up to Forest Lake and started a fire we heard a clap of thunder and it started raining. Well not raining but pouring. We hurried and put our tent up and then huddled under the trees. Our shirts were soaked for most of the night and it made a muddy mess. It only rained for amout 45 minutes, so we got to enjoy the rest of the evening by the fire.

While we were huddled under the trees a moose came down to the lake. As you can see my picture is not the best, but needless to say it is a moose.



The next morning was beautiful, as you can see in the pictures.




On our way up to the lake somehow Jon managed to get a branch stuck in our shocks. Now this wasn't a small branch but more like a small tree trunk. We had to use the winch to get it out. What would a trip be without getting out the winch?

It was a short trip but well worth it to get away from the endless heat.