Canyoneering-Yankee Doodle

On Saturday the 1st, I went Canyoneering with the Dixie State Outdoor club. We drove up to Leeds (10 miles south of Hurricane) and took a scenic drive up a canyon. Once we got to Yankee Doodle (the canyon we explored), we repelled down a 150 ft. cliff, to the middle of a ravine. I was so scared! It was definately worth it! We hiked about 5 miles, up and down, crawling, swinging from rock to rock, and finally, scaling a rock face out of the canyon. It was Amazing!!

The whole group. Left to right- Brittany, Guy From Africa, Guy from Guatemala, Brady, Haley, Casi, Me and the guy crouching is from South Africa.

I may look happy, but really I was about to piddle my pants.

Getting past this part made everything else seem easy. You have to fall backwards over a cliff.

Haley,Britt, me, and Casi

Sliding down a rock, the buttons on my pants kept snagging so I decided to run down it instead.

We had to go star style across this ravine. There is a creek 20 ft below and our bodies were intersecting the sides of each wall. We were flat, or parallel to the bottom.


The Whole Group-After Picture-We were filthy!

Drinkin and Drivin! HA!

So tonight as I was driving home from Saint George after a fireside, I was pulled over by an undercover police car. I pulled the car off the high way, rolled my window down, and watched as a Sergent in camouflage shined a bright light in my face. I felt like a deer in the headlights. "I've been fallowing you for the last mile or so, and you've been swerving quite a bit. Have you been drinking?" I was in shock! Me?! Drinking?! I started laughing uncontrollably! "Uh, no...my struts need to be changed and my car shakes really badly once I hit 55 mph. I've definitely not been drinking!" He asked for my licence and registration. Of course, the one time I don't bring my wallet..."I'm sorry, I don't have my licence with me." I'm pretty sure he figured out I was a member as he watched me shuffle my scripture case and journal with Christ's face on it around in the front seat..."OK mam, you get this car looked at and have a great night..." He walked away and I busted a gut laughing. Drinkin and drivin...yup...that's me...