I have a lousy :-) assignment at church right now. I work with the 16-18 year old boys who decided they wanted to go to Moab last week. We were joined by the 14-15 year old boys as well and had a great time. These photos are thanks to Bill Erikson who led the 14-15 year old gang and thankfully used his camera more than I did mine. The boys hiked, biked, rafted, swam, and generally tried to come home deceased.
I was the water boy logistics guy for most of the trip which I enjoyed (we went through probably 20-30 gallons a day it seemed- I got a lot of use out of the Cartesian well spigot at the Lion's park along the river)...
Hiking Negro Bill Canyon:
Water was pouring out of this crack at the end of the canyon- I used a straw to take a drink directly from the spring- yumm.
We also rented a few rafts and floated down the Colorado upriver from Moab. My sister Erin and I have floated this trip twice so I was the designated expert and Captain of my raft.
I was not a good Captain. All of the commercial rafts and the second of our two rafts (with the photog) read the instructions and didn't go through these more advanced rapids (the river is higher than it has been in almost 30 years). Super fun- I lost my voice yelling. The water was 53 degrees- the boys that took a dip in the calm sections got back in pretty quick.
My brother Taylor was nice to drive down to prepare a Dutch oven meal the last night of the trip (so so good). We went on a short hike up a nearby canyon after dinner and while a cobbler was cooking. Taylor gave a great talk which the boys all remembered. One boy bore his testimony the next day in church and talked about Taylor's message.
The canyon near the campground we hiked up was beautiful, had lots of water pots and made for a great setting for Taylor's talk:
Thank you Taylor for helping us out!
(Erin, by the way we took the boys on the short hike to Corona arch which you and I also hiked- a lot of fun. In fact the entire trip I thought about all of the fun Labor Day Moab trips I have had with some of my siblings).
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Moab Trip
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What a great trip for the young men (and old men) in your ward. I'm glad I didn't see the picture of those rapids before you did it - I would have been scared to death for all of you on the rafts that went on the worst parts. I'm sure Taylor did a great job and is a good role model for boys a little closer to his age.
The one who deserves the real award is Joy who stayed home and kept the home fires burning! We're anxious to see you guys in NY. MOM
awesome post, jason. i loved those moab trips we took! we need to reconvene the payne family labor day campouts...
what was the subject of taylor's talk?
i'm glad you all made it through the rapids. i floated the provo on an inner tube in 2005 with kelly and some friends and it was the scariest thing i've ever done (no joke).
So cool! Jason, we'll hire you to take us on that trip!
That looks like so much fun. Vic is going this weekend (Wed-Sunday) with a group of guys from PC for a GAW (Guys Adventure Weekend). I hope they are safe and that Vic wears a lot of sunscreen! Love the photos.
Looks fun and BEAUTIFUL! What a nice brother Taylor is!
That looks like you guys had a lot of fun. I am sure everyone loved Taylors cooking. He always does such a good job. That is cool that you had him speak too. Those boys are lucky to have you as one of their leaders.
yep, looks absolutely terrible LOL
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