River Heights Called, Got Us Back Safe and Sound
So our fears of death by the hands of cannibal mutants and homicidal hitchers went unfounded (thank goodness!). Still, our late night drive to Powell was, quite frankly, a little unnerving despite our friends best attempts to reassure us he wasn’t falling asleep at 4:30 am. Still, assurances don’t bring peace of mind when they’re punctuated by several adventures into the wrong lane. Ah, memories!
But never mind that! The fact is we got there and enjoyed every minute of canyon wandering, beaching the boat and exploring, wakeboarding, eating junk and wishing summer was year round.
Here’s a joint we stopped in to explore:
Here’s said joint after a hike up some sandstone cliffage:
And now… that ton of images I promised to post sometime soon. Needless to say, the Vintons need to rent a boat and get down there for a family adventure post haste. Behold the onslaught of of vacation pictures and cower at their vastness:
(As usual, the gallery are thumbnails. Click to enbiggen and see all.)
-
- Jump! Jump! Jump!
-
- Ella, Joshua, Jake.
-
- Glass.
-
- One Hawt Mama.
-
- Me. In tow.
-
- Me. Boat. Driving.
-
- Run! Run! Run!
-
- Nap time.
-
- Hobbit on Vacation.
-
- Us! Rainbow Arch!
-
- Scenery.
-
- More Scenery.
-
- I made you a cake, Papa!
-
- Eat it!
-
- Snarf!
-
- Nice.
-
- Canyon touring.
-
- Even More Scenery.
-
- SMMMMMMOOCH!
-
- Jump! Jump! Jump!
-
- Me diving…frog-like.
-
- Mama.
-
- Joshua.
-
- Little Monsters.
-
- Me and, like, a half foot of air.
-
- Escalante Canyon = Glass.
-
- Nature Called…
-
- …and wants her dignity back.
-
- “I can swim in the deep!”
-
- Done swimming in the deep.
Great photos Dan!!! Nice air too! Also did you take that shot of the board that has Powell 08 writen on it?
Wow– thanks, Matt! A high compliment coming from you, sir.
And yessir, I did take the pic with the Powell 08 on it. Just photoshopped some font (Alba) in there.
Thats sweet man, I really really like that photo. It almost looks like it was made in a 3d program.
Perfect exposure and great composition.
I only aspire to your greatness, Sire.
Hey, what happened to Joshua’s teeth? Looks like a fabulous trip. See ya in five days wahoo!
I knocked them out again! Ok, not really. He had an infection and the brace on the back molar wasn’t letting it heal, so they took them out. They’ll be back in a week or two.