The Adventures of Kinky Reggae: A Vagabond for Beauty

I saw a picture on social media of Willis Creek all frozen over, and I became obsessed. The girls and I had plans to go hike it on President's Day weekend, but then my stupid surgery was scheduled for the week before that and I didn't think I could go.  I headed down the week before the surgery for one last adventure on my own. It was magical. It was a winter wonderland. I was so so happy the whole time I hiked. I couldn't believe how much ice there was! Usually there isn't too much water in the creek, so I don't understand why there was so much ice.  I sang Beatles songs. I danced. I pretended to be an Olympic figure skater. I sang a dramatic rendition of "Let It Go" in the echo-y slot. I hiked topless. I didn't see any other people. It was the best kind of hike.  But then I ended up meeting Brian and Denise at Bryce for President's Day weekend! And since I was feeling better, I met the girls for our Willis Creek hike! After my first hike on t

I had abdominal surgery on February 7th. For the first few days, I didn't want to leave my couch. But then I started feeling much better, but still wasn't allowed to go back to work. The doctor had me take two weeks off. I would feel good and think I could go out and do something, and then feel like I was going to pass out at the grocery store. So I decided to go for a nice little scenic drive from my Utah Backcountry Adventures book.  My first stop was the Bonneville Salt Flats.  Then I stopped by Danger Cave. You can only tour it once a year, but I still wanted to check it out. Artifacts have been found in there that are dated to 9000 B.C. I tried to find Jukebox Cave, but no luck. And then I drove around the Silver Island Mountains.  (I think this was called Floating Island.) It wasn't the most exciting scenic drive I've ever done. However, it was exactly what I needed that day. It felt so good to be out in the desert, where everything is so quiet and still. A