Sarah's Stupendous Stories: Green River, Utah!

Friday August 27th through Sunday August 29th a group of 10 of my friends went to Green River, UT for the weekend. To be completely honest, I had never heard of Green River, in fact I had to Google it. It's an absolutely breathtaking area! Kristy's uncle was kind enough to allow us to use his amazingly gorgeous cabin. It was a great way to unwind after the first week of school.

Kristy and Heather and I left a few hours before the rest of the group. So, when we got to the cabin we turned the water on (oh yes we did! All by ourselves!) and then we had the whole place to ourselves. What did we do? We played. We lifted weights, we pole danced around the logs throughout the house, and then we crafted a plan to scare everyone as they walked in the front door. We had a great time.

Because we got there when it was dark Friday night (and boy was it ever dark!) I was shocked by the landscape when I woke up! These 2 pictures are the view from the cabin!

Saturday was a low structure low stress day. We got up and some went for runs and 5 of us Jillianed (we are now faithful followers of Jillian Michaels 30-Day Shred). We made German Pancakes for breakfast and then got ready for the day. Half the group went on a hike, while the rest of us went for an adventure-filled drive. Heather is quite the driver (I'll just leave it at that). As we traveled along a random dirt road we came across this masterpiece!

Heather, posing for pictures as always.

This rock was MASSIVE and kind of random. Good thing Heather can lift it.

Next it was Haylee's turn

A small crevice in the rock was the perfect size for Heather.

Then, of course, we had to climb the rock. This is the view from the top. Kristy was reluctant to join us, but after a few minutes of loneliness on the ground she made her way up.

Heather is just that awesome!

Our adventure then took us to the river. Now, for those of you who aren't aware, the Green River is not actually green. It's a dirty reddish brownish color. Not very appealing. And yet we ended up knee deep in it. I just can't ever resist!

The sky threatened a storm all afternoon, but then left us alone.

I was really wishing I had worn my swimming suit.....

When we were done at the river we got lunch at Subway, drove back to the cabin, and then the 5 of us found places to sleep and took 2 hour naps! It really was the perfect getaway. We woke up when the other crew came back and then we went to dinner at Ray's Tavern. Apparently Ray's Tavern has been featured on Guy Fierri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. We weren't terribly impressed with it. Although, the jukebox did win a couple dollars from Erin and Heather. We had that Tavern rocking to Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." Yes, that song is played at every gathering we have.

When we got done with dinner we insisted on picking a watermelon. With the permission of Kristy's uncle we set out to pick watermelons across the street. We made it as far as the driveway and were instantly attacked by mosquitoes. We fled back to the house and covered ourselves with bug spray and then set out again. The bug spray was not effective. We spent the entire walk there slapping each other to protect one another from mosquitoes. When we got to the watermelon field we quickly identified 2 watermelons we wanted, cut the vines, and then left. I had nearly 15 mosquito bites just from that adventure!