Still learning how to do this post thing

So I'm just playing around to figure out how to put pictures in my posts. Obviously my last attempt with Festival of Colors pictures didn't work.

It seems like this one might work. This is one of my favorite pictures from Camp WILD last summer. We set up a traverse for the kids to try if they felt up to it. It was about 50 feet up in the air and spanned about 50 feet across. Good times!

One kid was in tears just sitting on top waiting for everyone to go. He said there was no way we would get him out on that rope. But when it came time for him to try, he was willing to at least hook onto it. No sooner did we have the carabiners locked and loaded when he jumped out on the rope and pulled himself across. When we unhooked him, he was smiling ear to ear. And for the rest of the week, he couldn't wipe that smile off his face. Talk about an overwhelming mastery experience. I love it!!!

Well, it seems that I am figuring out this picture thing. Here is another favorite picture. This is of me and Jenn (my roommate) fly fishing at Panther Creek, which feeds into the Salmon River about a mile downstream. This was my first time fly fishing. And I caught 5 fish. They were itty bitty little guys. We let them all go because we were there on an educational permit. But still, I had tons of fun and now understand the relaxing and refresing feeling of fly fishing. One of my professors is absolutely obsessed!!! In fact, he teaches the fly fishing class here at BYU. I hope he never sees this picture because I'm sure my form is HORRIBLE.

Here's some proof that I actually did catch a fish. I said he was little. At least I don't try to pass him off for a fish "that was THIS BIG....NO SERIOUSLY!!!" Hahaha

Good fun! Good fun! I think I picked the best thing in the world to do as a profession. I get to go fishing, mountain biking, rock climbing, canyoneering, white water rafting, camping, backpacking, cross country skiing, snowboarding..........pretty much anything outdoors. And I get to do it with all types of people. Not just kids in mental health treatment. It's all about quality of life. And I'm in the business of improving it.

It seems that spring is here finally. Get out and enjoy it! I am going on a canyoneering trip to the San Rafael Swell next week. I'm so excited to get out of Provo and enjoy my first adventure of the year. It bodes well for things to come this summer. :-)