Wall to Wall Fun....

 Wasn't I just lamenting not enough time in summer for bloggin?  Umm, well, here is a smattering of summer shots over the past couple of weeks.  I have literally been leaving the house at 5:30 every morn for work and not getting home til close to 10 pm.  Blogging and slacking are going hand and hand.  

Swimming, Island Lake Reservoir. 

We have been really, really fortunate the past couple of weeks with an abundance of moisture coming from the sky to help keep the fire danger to almost non existent.  

 

 Lots and lots of moto has been happening, which is to say, it isnt nearly enough!

 Sunset coming out of the GV last week after a sweet moto and fish mission.  Holy shit we are lucky to live here.

 Chels is all of a sudden not only looking like a serious moto'er, but riding like one too.  Hammering in third gear no less!

Floating season is on.  Thankfully the rivers are now mostly all clean. 

America!!!

Our 4th of July was the stuff of legends!  Jackson Lake boat mission in the morning, fireworks and concert by night.  So badass!  Nate, happy as could be rocking his new Mastercraft. 

 

 Eventually I was able to let the rope go and "surf."

 Hottest Damn American I know.  

 Jimbo, our fearless capt. 

Look at those........Tetons.

A Happe Baby Shower

Last week? I don't know, all this summer awesomeness is just running together, but I did a solo drive down to the heat box that is Salt Lake City for a little baby celebration. For a short weekend, I was able to pack a lot in and see a lot a friends in the process, always a win-win.

 

I stayed with Marco and Anna in their cute new little house that they were in the midst of painting.

This is the BEFORE shot.

 

And they put me to work. In 105 degree temps. Ugh.

 

 

 But it was worth it because look how awesome it looks now! 

View of the side of the house looking at the garage and back yard.

 

View of the front...one day that front door will be yellow, but we needed to take a break...

 

So we went hiking! Up in at Alta Ski Area to a Cecret Lake which was really pretty and a little bit cooler up in the mountains.

 

Gotta have a hair dip, hair flip. Anna is a master pro.

 Marco and Jared looking on wishing they were that cool.

 

No better place to contemplate life.

 

 

Then it was pool party time! 

Liz and me and Anna lounging in the St. Regis pool up in Deer Valley.

 

With our hostess with the big belly, Shannon! Due in a week or so. Yay! Love these girlies, my faves. Can't you all just move to Jackson?

Rome wasn't built in a day!

  Our non-profit moto coalition "DIRT" is starting to gather momentum.  It is really cool to be associated with a great grass roots organization that is doing amazing and meaningful work in the backcountry.  Last weekend we went up into the Gros Venture mountains and built a much needed bridge across a "boggy" area of the trail.  We did it all by hand with the exception of a chain saw.  Took 10 hours for 15 people to make er, but it came out sweet.  Scope  the progression with the shots.  

We drug the culvert in 7 miles!  

 And fell a bunch of big trees to make the bridge.

 Then moved and peeled the logs.

 And filled it in with lots and lots of dirt.

And then rode the piss out of the finished product.

Happy Bday...

Happy Birthday America.  You are a timeless classic.  Thank you for allowing us to have the freedom to go and please where we want, when we want, and being beautiful.  We love and appreciate you.

Summer seriously kicks arse.

 Everyday in the summer brings us something fun.  It's literally impossible to not do something rad everyday here in the summer.  

Last night the moto trails in Jackson opened and we of course were there to get the fresh dirt.  Chels crushed it!

 And this past weekend managed to sneak in, well, not really sneak, it was a 9 hour float from Bondurant to Astoria (23 miles) down the Hoback River.  The Hoback is so badass!  It only runs floatable for a few weeks a summer.  I was stoked to not miss it this year.  Think we boated over 35 fish.  

Betcha can't guess where....?

Southern Utah?  Nope....    Give up, ok, well, it's out between Worland and Mateese, WY.  My coworker and I got to take a kid that we work with off campus last week and found these sweet badlands areas.

 Super Cool.