Walk in for sale...walk in!!!

Well I've had a very interesting day....it started off another sunny blue-bird at the lovely Bird. The reason I'm here is to ski and enjoy myself and after a good storm with the sun out I had just that planned! I was stoked because it was a Tuesday and I knew no one would be out to ruin my powder ;)

I met up with my friend Josh who used to drive the tram and we were out loving life! We stopped and took a picture at the top of Little Cloud...if you can't tell by the smiles on our faces we were having heaps of fun!!! We were cutting into fresh powder and exploring!

Shortly after this picture was taken we went exploring back in Mineral Basin. We went traversing far over to the edge and saw a "Warning Cliff Area". I've come across this sort of sign before and been just fine but this time I was a little sketched! I saw the line that I wanted to take and never made it there. Ended up falling, slidding onto the first rock, rolling off it (you can't tell but it's about 3ft drop off) and onto all that gravel/rock area! Yea I found the only rocks on the mountain!!

Josh was a sweetheart and came running down to me to see if I was alright. He said all he was thinking was "shit" I don't know if Ski Patrol will be able to get here fast enough!!! (we weren't in the best of spots for that sorta thing) Once I caught my breath and put all my gear back on from my yard sale I skied down the rest of the mountain, rode the lift up and downloaded on the tram...I know how embarrassing!!!

Well not as embarrassing as 30 min later when Emma finds me in the 'black hole' and while listening to my story stops Rick from Ski Patrol and tells him that I fell off a rock and now have neck and back pain! He gets over the radio and asks for a back board! I was like "hell no!!! Rick I can walk down to the clinic! I've been walking around since it happened!" Next thing I know EVERYONE I know is around, putting a neck brace on me and strapping me onto the backboard! All 3 of my bosses came around out of their offices to see what the comotion was all about and of course by this time I'm crying out of pure embarrassment!!!

This was me...after looking at the picture I realize I was a little more loopy than I originally thought! After taking some X-rays and assessing me, we all came to the conclusion that I was going to live!!!! No seriously, I'm fine, just super sore and even more embarrassed! I'm claiming Ski Patrol was just going through a routine practice!!!! Thanks to Emma for making sure her friend was going to be able to walk the next day....you're the bestest!!!!! I mean who else would answer my questions for me??? As Rick is assessing me, asking me questions to see how coherent I am, Emma was answering for me. Gotta love her :)

I just walked away with a little scratch on my face....it's a good thing my hair hides it pretty well! :)

...just a few more

The outback was a beautiful place. I enjoyed it heaps more than I ever thought I would! I've never been to Moab but I would imagine them to be very similar! The hikes were breathtaking and the hot air balloon ride was undescribable! (I look pretty beat in this photo but to my defense we got 3 hrs of sleep before heading out to watch the sunrise!)

I went from city....to outback.....and finished on the lovely beaches of Australia! This is Sarah and I enjoying the beach in Darwin. You'd never guess that just on the other side of the sand was a busy street market!

Here I am after a lovely day out on the Great Barrier Reef! We docked into Cairns and walking back to our hostel passed this awesome public pool....this puts our's to shame!!! It overlooks the ocean and is surrounded by street vendors selling hand made crafts!
The beach was still filled with fun activities like sand boarding! Something I've always wanted to do and so entertaining to watch your friends biff it on!!!!! I had a great time on my trek and would highly recommend it as a great alternative to traveling alone.

Some Australia Pics

I feel like since I've been back from Australia that I've either been on vacation in CA or had people visiting me in Utah...so sorry to all my friends in SLC that I have yet to hang out with! I left my cd of pictures in Australia but Sarah came out to Utah to visit and brought it with her so I thought I'd upload a couple pictures to show you what I did when I was with her touring OZ.

Seriously a dream come true!!! They're so soft!!!! I love all the soft furry animals down under!

Me hanging out with another friend from Snowbird in her home town of Melbourne!

I definitely traveled all over....from city to outback! Surprisingly enough Australia actually exports the most one hump camels to Egypt and other countries! This is me riding on my camel named Banchi and then because he didn't behave very well......well I ate him later that night! It's a little dry but honestly kangaroo is such a tender and tasty treat!!!!