The View From My Tube

I have always been horrible at being outdoorsy. It's something I'd LIKE to be good at, but I'm just not. I always end up having the worst time and complaining about how my feet hurt or how it's too hot. So today when I actually had fun floating down the Salt River in a tube, I was thrilled! So now that I've been once, that puts me at expert level - so I'd like to share with you how to have a great, wonderful, fantastic, lovely day at the river. Let's back up to the beginning.

When you go, make Eric drive because the roads are a little windy and it's more fun to take pictures.

When you get there, rent a tube. And while you're at it, check out the tattoos on people. It almost makes me want to go back and just shoot tattoos for an hour at this enterance. Wouldn't that make an interesting blog post?

Once you have your tube, wait in line for a bus that will take you to the starting point on the river. It will be HOT. At this point I was already fearing that the 'oh my goodness, it's HOOOTT' and 'I can't do this!' complaints would be coming on soon - because ohmyhell it was hot.

See? Do you see the sweat and redness on my face? Yuck.


Once you're on the bus, stack up your tubes and hold on because the driver drives like a maniac.


For the part where everyone is tying the tubes together and trying to get through the crowd and onto the river and throwing out every swear word in the book, put your camera in a ziplock and into the cooler because they don't want their picture taken.

After you're safe floating on the river, put some river grass in your hat and wear it like hair.

And enjoy everything around you - enjoy the cold water, enjoy the breeze that somehow slides constantly on the river's surface and all around you, and enjoy the view from your tube.
Stop at the pools and be social.


Ask Single Steve to flex for your blog readers.

Do a beer bong

And share with fellow river floaters.

Jump off the cliff (that's Eric right at the bottom)

And enjoy the view from your tube.



**All photos were taken with my point and shoot, so I'm excused.