The Contrast (as told by one side)

Today in my British Literature class we were studying the French Revolution and how it influenced Great Britain and its literature. My professor had us look at this picture drawn by Thomas Rowlandson in 1792 that was used as British propaganda against the revolution. Many of the upper class citizens in Great Britain were against the French Revolution and they began posting pictures like this one on the windows of stores so that the lower working class (those that couldn't afford to buy propaganda) could see how "horrible" the French were. So.... why did this make the blog cut?

I was thinking about how this related to politics today and how funny it is that political parties become so one-sided and extreme. As you watch commercials, read e-mails, or watch the news, it's hard to know what to believe because all of the politicians are typically going to tear down the other party. What I've decided is rather than believe everything I hear, I need to research it myself in order to find the "truth" behind the political schemes. No matter which party you are going to vote for this November, try to find out the facts. Don't rely on sources from the other party to sway your opinion. For all you know, it could be bogus just like this British propaganda. So ask yourself the same simple question the British asked; which is best?

Slacking on Westwater

We have been in school for about two weeks now and have already needed a break... I'm pretty sure that's not a very good beginning to the semester. For some reason, Tyler and I tend to be easily stressed out, so it's nice when we can take a break from our school, work, homework routine. I feel like a huge slacker since we have only been in school for such a short period of time but I guess there's no better way to slack then on a river trip.  For some video footage of the big adventure, see Brian's blog. 

Veggin' Out

Tyler has never been a big vegetable eater, but I think we've finally discovered how to get him to eat and ENJOY them. He's been helping his mom in her vegetable garden and it has been really fun to "live off the land." He is actually excited to eat fresh steamed carrots for dinner, which is highly unusual.

I still haven't been able to convince him to put tomatoes on his bacon sandwhiches, but we're taking baby steps.

Cottonwood Creek

Yesterday Creed, Chad, and I went down to kayak Cottonwood Creek. On our way we stopped in the great metropolis of Castle Dale for lunch. I get depressed every time I go to that little town. While we were eating, I heard the people at the other table say they had to take there dog to the vet because he was sick and the kid said, "ya he got maggots all over him." If that doesn't make you hungry!  We had a great run down Cottonwood with no major accidents other than a couple of pinned boats, a few swims, and a 3 inch gash in the floor of Creed's boat.

Gimme a Head of Hair

Due to the recent popularity of Ty's long, curly locks and some pictures that I found from our crazy hair girl's night, I decided to create this masterpiece... I will apologize now for the song but I just couldn't resist. 

High Uintas Wilderness

This past week I spent in the Grandaddy and Four Lakes Basins of the Uintas. Todd is working as the wilderness ranger in those basins for the summer. So Brian, River, Mikey (Ashli's little brother) and I went in to keep him company. We had a great trip and caught alot of Big Brookies and Artic Grayling. 

Daynes Lake in the Four Lakes Basin with Cyclone pass in the background. We spent the entire day here fishing and sleeping.

Brinton Meadows

This is one of the Brookies we caught out of Rainbow Lake.

Rainbow Lake with Mt. Agassiz in the Back.

Todd and I at Daynes Lake.

Red Pine Lake up Little Cottonwood Canyon

Mikey, Aubrey, Ash, Me and Ty