The very first day it was just Riley's parents and us, and the rest of the family would join us the next day. We drove and set up camp, then met up with the Sorenson family from our ward who was staying in Alpine for a family reunion. We brought up the RZR so we could do some riding with them before we did rode the river. I'm sure it's evident by the pictures but man was it DUSTY!
The Sorenson's are an amazing family and we were so happy to have the chance to meet up with them for the ride!
Here is a recap of the rest of the trip in pictures:
The Snake River truly is a beautiful thing. All the trees are amazing and the air is so fresh! The water is always chilly, but totally worth it.
Alicia was excited to have survived their first run!!
We made this fire all by ourselves! Built the log cabin and everything. Can't say girls never did anything ;)
On this particular run the raft was a bit under-inflated. As evidenced by the "raft taco" you see here.
Mike quite enjoyed eating his donuts inside two chips.
This picture has quite the story behind it. On this run we were about halfway down (but before we hit any rapids) with Wes guiding us. Riley looked over and noticed that his dad didn't have a life jacket on. The second he realized he had inadvertently left it on the boat, the whole demeanor of the run changed. We went from having the objective to hit every rapid head on to trying to miss them so we could get him safely back. The whole run was filmed on the GoPro, and the reaction Wes had when realizing he didn't have his jacket was pretty priceless. It was scary but luckily we made it down without any incident. Therefore, if we all look pretty terrified in this picture, that's why...
A few random tidbits about the trip:
-This was the first time in all the years of going that we were able to float the WHOLE river. Usually you drop in and get out at the same places because the bottom half of the river has some INSANE rapids and the lake levels are really high. Well this year the river levels were high and the lake levels were low, making it possible for us to float down the last section. We hit some HUGE rapids and saw some awesome scenery. Very cool experience.
-We ate elk steaks, omelets in a bag, pancakes, tin foil dinners, and an unhealthy amount of assorted cobblers. Delish.
-We played cards for countless hours before going to bed.
-We figured out how to take delayed pictures with my camera while writing our names in the air with glow sticks. Happiness ensued.
-We spent Sunday up in Jackson, where we bought ice cream and meandered around the little shops.
-We love making this annual trip a tradition, even if it means not being home to celebrate Riley's ACTUAL birthday.
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