This Year's Adventures

Since it's December, almost the end of the year, I've decided to make a compilation of my favorite adventures of the past year, because frankly, this past year has been quite adventurous. Since I take photos of pretty much everything, this will be predominantly photos.
Enjoy.

Okay, so I know this is an oddball to start out with.. But here my weirdo choir friends an I conducted... Wait for it... A fake wedding. We were in girls choir, did I mention? That's right, all girls. An all girl party.. Conducting a wedding. Nonetheless, we created a quite questionable wedding "dress" for one and a "suit" for the other. Whilst marrying the "couple," The lines, I believe, were "By the power vested in me--which is none--I pronounce you couple married." It was an  interesting day, to say the least.

May 20: A partial solar eclipse visible here at my very own home. The light does an interesting dance through the trees.

May 28th: Hiking with my dad in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Yes, it was May and there was 2.5 feet of snow in some places. Yet, we were in shorts and short sleeves. The jackets weren't needed after the first few minutes. That, I would say was an adventure.

The Epic Summer Cross-Half-Country road trip. Utah to Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, then back to Nebraska and home to Utah. (Funny how we were in Nebraska 3 out of 9 nights and that was the only sign we didn't get.. /: ) July 6-15. 

 Mount Rushmore was one of the highlights of my year. I've wanted to go there for years and it was awesome.

The Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska. One of the 3 largest zoos in the US. This place was HUGE. 

This.. This was amazing. Eating dinner on a bridge over the Mississippi River at sunset, near Keokuk, Iowa. We even got a show-- the bridge had a passageway underneath where we were standing to let trains through over the river, but when boats need to come through the opposite direction, the bridge has to move. Surprise! Moving bridge! 

Last destination. 

I planted a tree. Yeah, it's sideways, but I planted a tree. 

July 28th

Building a sandcastle with my cousins. It was a bit of a homely thing, but it stood for a good amount of time. August 17th

September 3rd: Rock Climbing.
My dad and I drove out to the Great Salt Lake and climbed this very large "rock." It was a lovely day.

This is the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Utah. My uncle is buried here, and this summer I decided to collect stones and paint them. They all fit in the palm of my hand, and I painted something different on all of them, then took them and put them on every headstone in the row in which my uncle is buried. September 15th. 

September 20th: Sprinkler running in choir uniforms.

More "rock" climbing. September 23rd at Bridal Veil Falls. The water was SO cold. 

November 3rd: A trip to Logan, and we found an antique shop! I puffy heart antique shops. 

December 12th. Singing at the Utah State Capitol in a circle, center of the rotunda, with our directer in the middle of us. We sang a song called Carol of Joy which is a lovely Christmas song. It was the highlight of my day.