Havasupai

Last weekend, Dylan and I went on a high adventure campout with the Varsity Scouts into the Havasupai Indian Village in one of the off shoot canyons of the Crand Canyon. It was a 10 mile hike into the campgrounds from the start of the hike. We started the hike at 6:00 p.m. on Wendnesday and got into our campground at 11:00 that night. Carrying a fully loaded pack with everything to eat and sleep with for 4 days is not an easy thing to do!






While we were down there, we were able to see some of the prettiest waterfalls and rivers. The water was this beautiful green color from all of the minerals in the water. But it was clear and you could normally see to the bottom of the river.







The hike in almost killed us so we decided to get a mule to carry our packs back out for us. In fact, out of the 17 people that went, 7 people took a helicopter out and the rest of us got the mules to take our packs out. On the good side, we got out in 4 hours, even though it was up hill. Having no pack made all the difference!















This is about 1/2 of the group at the start of the hike. Notice the happy faces and high energy. That is because we had not yet taken a single step.









This is part of the group at the end of the hike when we came back on Saturday morning. We woke up at 3:00 am and started our hike out of the camp at 4:00 am. This is 4 hours later at the top. notice how tired we look!











Right by our camp was this large stream. We could jump in anytime to cool off. Dylan and the other boys often took these tubes that were given to us by the people who camped here right before us (no doubt because if you pack your stuff out...you leave behind everything you can!) and floated down the stream a hundred yards just for fun.

These last pictures are of the 3 different waterfalls that are all within a mile of our campground. We did lots of swimming in the pools they created. The water was a chilly 60 degrees, but during the day after hiking to get there, it felt really good!

This is me in my hammock. It only weighed 2 pounds so it was really light to bring down. That and a fleece blanket that weighed less than 2 pounds made for perfect sleeping! It was the best thing I brought on the hike with me!

Over all, Dylan and I had a good time. I won't lie, it was the hardest hike I have ever been on. We came away with no real pain or brusies. Just one dollar sized blister on my right foot that has caused me to limp for the last 4 days, but other than that, we held up fine. Would I do it again????

Better ask me a few years from now. I need to let some of the memories of the hike fade a little.

Day at the Lake

What a day. We went out to the lake last Saturday with my brother Rich and Sister Jenn and her friend and Toni, myself and the 3 D's. What a blast. We had so much fun skiing and knee boarding. The water tempurture was fantastic and the part of the lake we were on was pretty smooth. You couldn't ask for a better day. See for yourself!









Dylan and Dakota riding in the front of the boat.












Toni was able to get up on the skiis. She had great form!













Deveynne surprised us all today. She was the first of the kids to volunteer to get in the water and try knee boarding. She got up on her 3rd try and did a great job!











Dylan also impressed us. He was the first one in our imeadiate family to try a 360. He wasn't afraid to try, even after wiping out a couple of times in the attemp. He kept after it and eventually he was successful in performing the "trick".









After watching my sister do a 360, I was not to be out done, so I got back in the water and went after it. It turns out to be much easier than it looks an a ton of fun!

Memorial Day

This year for Memorial Day, Mike and his kids and Tracy and her family and me with my kids all went into Salt Lake to the Wasatch Memorial Gardens and visted the grave site of our Grandma and Grandpa Robinson and Aunt Patti. We also found that right next to them is the grave of our Great Grandma and Grandpa Robinson. Anyway, it was nice to take our children and share stories with them about our grandparents, whom we love so much and have such fond memories of. My son Cody is actually Cody Robinson Dover. He was named that to help carry on the Robinson name.

He enjoyed hearing me tell about the time I used to spend with my Grandpa Grant at McDonalds and Grandpa Grant would have a cookie and say "this cookie says it is for Grant" and then both he and I would try to eat it since we both have the name Grant. It is a simple memorie, but one of my favorites of him.