Dew Tour

The weekend I finished my summer classes we celebrated by going to the Dew Tour. The Dew Tour makes stops in Detroit, Portland, SLC, and Vegas. They have a ton of events and the ones we went to were Skate Park, BMX dirt, Skate Vert, and BMX park. All of it was so awesome!! The guys in all the events are SO good at what they do and that makes it so fun to watch them. This year was Shaun White's first appearance in 3 years on the Dew Tour so that was cool to see him in Skate Vert.



Skate Park




BMX Dirt


While we were at the Skate park prelims Paul Rodreguiz signed my ticket, and not only is he one on my celebrity crushes, but he also ended up winning the event! Garrison was so excited to see Shaun White and was able to have him sign his hat. Chase was great and saving our seats so I surprised him with signatures from Shaun White and Bucky Lasek! We had a lot of fun that weekend and excited to finish out the summer strong!

Deschutes Rafting Adventure!!

Last Saturday we had the opportunity to go back to Maupin and raft the Deschutes River with Justin, Caraston and a few other friends. We were all really excited to get out on the raft and attach the rapids! We left Happy Valley around 7:30am and headed out to Maupin. By the time we got there the sky was bright blue and no clouds to be seen. We met up with the other half of the group and after situating the cars at the top and bottom of the river we were ready to hit the river around 11am.


During some of the slow parts on the river we were able to get out of the raft and jump into the water. We had such nice weather while we were out and the water felt so good and cooled us off.

This is Justin mid back flip jumping off the raft to cool off! (Complements to Chase who got the action shot with the disposable camera haha)



We were able to stop mid way through the trip and have some lunch. The spread we had was so good! It was a perfect break to refuel us and prepare us for what was to come next!




After hitting a few rapids,lunch, and some swimming breaks we got out of the raft to check out Oak Springs. This was the biggest fall/rapid of the trip and the picture doesn't do it justice. While we were watching other rafts attempt it, we only saw a couple that did not lose anybody out of the raft. I don't know if it was the best idea to see the other people go before us because it caused some uneasiness within our group haha!

Here is our group as we hit Oak Springs! As you can tell we all have different emotions going through our heads!

After this moment we lost a couple people and had to recover their bodies out of the water! Luckily no one was really hurt other than a bruised elbow. The next photo is in the heat of the moment when everyone was getting back in the boat.

Then after we realized that everyone was ok, we were able to relax and compose ourselves and laugh at what had just happened. All of us had different stories of what they though happened, but all we wanted to do was go through it one more time!

We also took some time to hike to some natural slides. Here is Justin just about to go under the water. Nate our guide was so funny and wanted to make sure he did the slides and the waves at least 5 times before we left!

We had such a great time and definitely want to make a trip every summer! This is a photo of our group when we were all done around 5pm. The trip was a whole day adventure and so much fun! As Nate said the tradition is to stop at DQ and get a Blizzy in Rhody, so of course that is what we did and it was a perfect ending to our trip!

Fly Fishing

This weekend Justin, Chase and I went to the Deschutes river to fly fish. We bought the day of fishing at the boy scout auction about 2 months ago, and we went with a guide from our ward, Gregg Allison. I had been so excited to learn how to fly fish I made sure to watch A River Runs Through It at least 3 times!




We were just outside the town of Maupin, OR. It is a tiny little town, but since the weather was in the upper 90s the town was full of people going rafting. We saw at least 1000 people float by and this is just one raft that got soaked on Oak Spring falls!


In the morning we practiced our casting in an open area. After about 4 hours we took a break and had some lunch and took a little tour around the town. It was nice just to relax and get a coke.


Chase is excited to do some more fly fishing. We just need to find some more nice spots to fish! We are going to take advantage of all the garage sales and find some rods and reels.

Around 7pm we went to a new spot. It wasn't too long til the fish started biting! We all caught fish, but nothing over 7 inches. Mine was the size of my finger, but I am just happy that I was able to catch a fish on our first trip!

Getting Pumped for Tomorrow!!

Tomorrow USA plays in the second round of the world cup, so here is a video to get you pumped for the game!!!

Catch of the Day

Chase is enjoying his summer break but unfortunately for me, I started classes already! But my rule is, if Chase is on summer break I can act like I am too! So today Chase and I headed to Trillium Lake, just below Mt. Hood, to do some fishing. It was the first trip of the season and first fishing trip in Oregon.
We were excited to finally have a break from the rain and enjoy the sunshine. Since last summer I am proud to say that I am the fishing Champ and today was no different. HAHA! We each caught two fish and we were excited that we didn't get skunked. The first 3 were smaller but luckily yours truly caught the catch of the day!!



We had such a fun day AND dinner! We can't wait to go back, but first I have to go to a few classes before the next trip. Also I have to mention the AWESOME World Cup game today! Just in case you didn't notice I had to support my team by wearing my USA jersey!... Next game Saturday 2:30ET vs Ghana! GO USA!!

WORLD CUP!! ... GO USA!!

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!! The World Cup is finally underway! Friday was the opening game, and I got up extra early to watch South Africa vs Mexico. But what I have been even more excited for is the USA vs England game!! I planned to make a breakfast casserole for brunch and then for a half time treat I made American flag cookies! And of course I am wearing my Red, White and Blue to support my team! GO USA!!!

SUMMER! (almost)

I am finally done with my finals week! Luckily I only had 2 tests and a paper. Chase on the other hand, has finals next week and has close to 9 tests! Crazy, I no I could never do it, but he has been working so hard and doing really well in school! We are both so excited to be on summer break for a couple weeks. Sadly our breaks are not the same so we are going to take separate trips to Denver and St. George. Hopefully in September we will be able to take a trip somewhere together.
Now, on to the weather here in Portland. I am not too happy with the record days of rain! At first I thought people were exaggerating how much it rains here and during the winter it really isn't too bad. Now that its June I am more than ready for a glimpse of the sun and heat. But I think I have figured it all out. My theory is that all of this rain is in my favor, because now that I am on a short summer break the sun is going to shine without a cloud in the sky! The forecast is almost a dream... I am going to cross my fingers that more of this warm weather is still to come and Summer is here to stay!!!