A boy and a girl in a little canoe

This past weekend I headed up to Las Vegas to meet up with my friends from Arizona to go on a canoeing trip.  There is so much that I could write about but I am not sure how much you all are really interested in the trip so I will just give you the highlights. 

Thursday:

-Drove out to Vegas and arrived early enough that I was able to do a session in the Las Vegas temple.  It was so awesome to go from the hectic chaos of driving to the peacefulness of the temple.   

-Met up with the Arizona crew in the lovely Hacienda Hotel and Casino

Friday:

-Woke up bright and early and met up with the canoe man who took us down to the river.

-Spent the day canoeing from adventure to adventure including a cave that was a sauna, hiking up a hotsprings waterfall, being tarzan and swinging from a rope down a waterfall, moving a giant boat that got stuck when the water levels went down, and jumping off cliffs into 52 degree water. 

-That night after we set up camp a storm rolled in including thunder and lightning, a little bit of rain, lots of wind, and 110 degree weather.  Needless to say it was a pretty sleepless night. 

Saturday: 

-Woke up bright and early to a peaceful river and spent the morning canoeing the rest of the way down the river. 

-Hit the road back to Orange County were I was very happy to be reunited with my bed and pillow.  

There will be more pictures to follow.  All in all it was a fantastic trip.  It was so fun to be out in nature and to be able to enjoy some of God's creations. I am not much of a camper but I would definitely do this trip again!