Kory spent eight years teaching seminary in Vernal, so he has great memories of the place. He was invited to do a fireside there, so I figured it would be a good chance to see his old stomping grounds. Madison decided to come with us, since she was only four when they left Vernal, so she wanted to visit all the old sites.
We drove through Ogden Canyon then through Heber and up toward Vernal. We encountered a pretty heavy storm, which was fun. We stopped in Roosevelt to pick up something from my brother-in-law Evan. My sister will be moving there in the next few weeks, so I kept texting her house ideas while I was driving around.
Friday night we went to a session at the Vernal Temple and then just got some dinner and drove around a little. Saw a beautiful sunset at one of the reservoirs.
Saturday we joined the Single Adult group for rafting down the Green River. This was the group Kory was doing the fireside for. It was so pretty up there by Flaming Gorge. The water was pretty mild, but at one point we got jammed on a rock and couldn't seem to get off, and the raft filled with water. With some maneuvering we managed to get it off the rock with all of us still in the raft, although we had to row to the side and empty the raft of water. That night we ate at a fun place called the 7/11 Cafe on Main Street. Good home cooking. Then we stopped and saw some friends of Kory's.
Sunday we went to church in Kory's old ward then went to some friend's for dinner. We also stopped in and visited an old mission companion of mine, which was fun. That night Kory did his fireside. That night we took one last walk around the temple grounds.
Monday morning we ate with the couple who had let us stay at their house for the three days (they were out of town until late Sunday night). They are just amazing and awesome people. We drove home through Wyoming and stopped off to see the new cabin they are building up near Flaming Gorge. The drive home was great. Fun road trip!
We drove through Ogden Canyon then through Heber and up toward Vernal. We encountered a pretty heavy storm, which was fun. We stopped in Roosevelt to pick up something from my brother-in-law Evan. My sister will be moving there in the next few weeks, so I kept texting her house ideas while I was driving around.
Friday night we went to a session at the Vernal Temple and then just got some dinner and drove around a little. Saw a beautiful sunset at one of the reservoirs.
Saturday we joined the Single Adult group for rafting down the Green River. This was the group Kory was doing the fireside for. It was so pretty up there by Flaming Gorge. The water was pretty mild, but at one point we got jammed on a rock and couldn't seem to get off, and the raft filled with water. With some maneuvering we managed to get it off the rock with all of us still in the raft, although we had to row to the side and empty the raft of water. That night we ate at a fun place called the 7/11 Cafe on Main Street. Good home cooking. Then we stopped and saw some friends of Kory's.
Sunday we went to church in Kory's old ward then went to some friend's for dinner. We also stopped in and visited an old mission companion of mine, which was fun. That night Kory did his fireside. That night we took one last walk around the temple grounds.
Monday morning we ate with the couple who had let us stay at their house for the three days (they were out of town until late Sunday night). They are just amazing and awesome people. We drove home through Wyoming and stopped off to see the new cabin they are building up near Flaming Gorge. The drive home was great. Fun road trip!
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