Flaming Gorge 2009!!

This past weekend I had a wonderful time at Flaming Gorge with a bunch of my friends, both new and old. It was such a blast!!! We had a few mishaps, but they just added to the adventurous spirit of it all!
We had planned to stay on an island that you could only get to by boat. It was so cool! We had to boat all our stuff in, but on the first load out we experienced our first dilemma. Right by the dock where Josh was pulling up, there was a huge rock, and it managed to bend the prop of the boat pretty good! The boys got top speed of 5 miles per hour on the way back to the loading dock. Needless to say we didn't get to boat that first day. Luckily, he had an extra prop at home, so he called Dallin and told him to bring it up with him when he came later that night. We ended up staying at the KOA the first night. It wasn't much like camping because there was a playground, a pool, and pretty nice bathrooms, but it was still really fun!! Josh had brought a projector and a screen so we watched Get Smart. Funny movie! And of course it wouldn't be a camping trip without a fire and s'mores!
The next day everyone got up pretty early because 1. Ben was snoring so loud no one could sleep anyways and 2. Josh wanted to get an early start on finding someone to help us with the prop. He found someone who would put the new one on for free, but he wouldn't be back until around noon. We decided that a nice little hike would be a good way to pass the time, so even though most of us were in flip flops and our swimming suits we set out on a hike. Noon rolled around and we called the guy that was going to help us, but he was still not back and didn't think he would be for a couple more hours. So we decided to go sit and have lunch and play Apples to Apples. I like that game, but after hours and hours of it I don't think I will play it for a while now ha ha. The fix-it man didn't get back until about three, so we only got to boat for a few hours the second day. We found some really cool rocks/cliffs to jump off. I was suprised at how nervous I was to jump because I'm usually all about things that give me adrenaline!
We took the wave runner out that night too, and that's were the second problem happened. A couple of the guys took it out for a spin, and then I took a turn. Within about 3 minutes of me riding it the dang thing just turns off and won't start again. Of course!! So I sat there in the middle of this huge lake waiting for someone to come by and give me a tow. I ended up in a boat with a couple of drunk boys and their dads...that was an interesting ride back to the island! Luckily Josh came and found me and rode along side of us so they couldn't kidnap me or something haha.
The third day was the best!! We got up really early, and were one of the first one's on the lake. The water was so nice, perfect for wakeboarding!

This is the wakeboard that Josh bought for me. He's such a sweetheart!! It's the cutest board and he got a cute lifejacket to go with it. I have to share it of course, but I guess I can handle that.:)
We found this huge rope swing on the side of our island that everyone goes to. That was pretty scary too, but of course I had to do it. I couldn't chicken out! The first time I went was really fun, but the second time I did thee worst belly flop I've ever done. After that I had had my fill of the rope swing.
I also tried this new thing called a wake surf. I must brag...I got up on my first try and I'm not half bad. It's really fun!! Some people are good enough that they can throw the rope back in the boat and just surf on the wake, but I don't think I'm ready for that just yet.
All in all it was a great weekend, and I made some great friends. It's an absoultely beautiful place, and I defintely want to go back. I'm so grateful for Josh and all the planning that it took him to make this all happen. He's so great and I'm lucky he's my friend! Hopefully next summer we will all get to go again!!!