Bittersweet

Well, It is over, the long awaited floating house trip with our dear Becca and James. It is so sad when you are so excited about something for months and then boom, it's just over. I'm glad that the time went pretty slowly while we were there. We stayed in Escalante canyon (my favorite area) the whole time. The first 3 nights were in a tributary called Willow Creek and the last 3 were in Davis Gulch. Wilow was a bit breezy and I was blown across the canyon while just trying to float. It was so scary I thought I was going to tip over and the only thing going through my mind was Lance saying "wear your life vest", I had to be rescued by boat. Davis Gulch was intoxicating (literally) there was so much beauty there I thought I might not survive.

We spent our days lounging on floaties, eating, drinking, kayaking, and fishing. Lance and I hiked into Davis Gulch and it was definitely the highlight of the trip. There were Prickly Pear blooming all over. Also, some Indian Paintbrush, Yucca, and Purple Sage to name a few. It was such a splendid time of year in the desert, I so regret not hiking into Willow. Next time. Sugarpie had fun swimming after her stick and James had fun putting her in her place. All in all it was a refreshing time in the desert and it is also really good to be home in my garden during my favorite time of year.