Day:21 (Friday)
Friday we woke up and we were pretty lazy the first few hours but then my aunt was cleaning and came upon a mannequin head, which sounds creepy but it wasn't that much. The mannequin head had a few black marks on it so my aunt gave it a little wash and after she did that I brushed the hair, put makeup on it, and made it look really good! The mannequin stuff took a couple hours so after that it was kind of late so we just read until we were tired.
Day:22 (Saturday)
Saturday we woke up and we decided to go on the mountain scooter ride up at Snowbird ski lodge! My uncle and aunt had done this thing before but for me, it was my first time. My uncle and my aunt had told me that they aren't just regular scooters they have huge wheels and that the scooter itself was big!! Once we started driving a little bit closer to Snowbird the roads were all so curvy and twisty and I was sitting in the middle and I was sliding all along the backseat laughing because it was like a twisty and curvy roller coaster!!! And during this fun drive we saw the Bingham Kennecott copper mine that was found by my great x3 grandfather!!! Once we got to Snowbird we found a parking spot and we were so excited to ride scooters, mountain scooters if you will. After we got out of the car we walked to the Snowbird center and plaza and there was music playing and we saw a few people with mountain bikes and other things. After arriving there we wen into where you get scooters and we found out that we would have to wait a couple hours and right as we were leaving they stopped us and said that we could come back in a half hour! So with that half hour we were too nervous to eat so we just looked around a bit and then when it was time to go get the scooters we went back in and had to sign a waver and do some other things but then when that was done we got some gloves and a helmet and we took our scooters outside and broke 'em in a bit and then we went to the tram which just rides you to the top of the mountain and that took about 10 minutes. We had gone about 11,000 ft. and that was pretty scary and kind off crowded on the tram that was built in Switzerland and can fit up to 110 skiers on it which was really surprising cause it was a small tram but once we hit the top it was on metal railing so it was really hot but then my aunt was telling me that the last time they went down the back where it was smooth but this time we had to walk down the really steep and rocky road that was very slippery although it was not moist. Once we had finally gotten down to the actual riding part we hopped on the scooter and we rode down and the hills were very steep and the guy had told us to try to dodge the big rocks which was not easy for me at least at all!! Later on we had gone down to where the horseback riding down which is also where the longest ski tunnel in the northern hemisphere where there is this small moving thing that the skiers ride on in the winter and normally you aren't supposed ride if there are other people in the tunnel but I did, just slowly and luckily there was someone in front of us so we didn't just fly by we had a moment to enjoy the situation and the tunnel was very cold but since it was so hot outside it felt so good!! Once we got out of the tunnel we started going down the rocky part which took like an hour just to go a little ways!!! Later on I accidently slid off and got a little cut on my ankle but it was only little. After we kept riding we saw beautiful flowers and snow was still there too!!! After a little bit I had lost my balance and put my foot down on an erosion prevention straw thing and as I put my foot down the straw fell into the grass as the grass caved in and I flipped off the cliff and slid on thistles and luckily I had gloves on to grasp on some rocks to not go ant further. My life flashed before my eyes. My aunt was riding right behind me so it was almost like she was with me but she didn't slide down but her perspective will be given
My aunts perspective: Today Dave and Amara had a wild adventure riding scooters down from the towering tops of Hidden Peak near the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon. The tram to the top of the mountain was full of people with bikes and scooters and a few pedestrians. No one with a bike or scooter was as young as Amara. A few of the people who were going to hike from the tram platform to the ski lift ride to the bottom of the mountain pointed at Amara and asked if she was really going to "ride that scooter thing down the mountain?" We were all excited, nervous, and nearly ready to turn back until we saw Dave's back disappear over the horizon. Then we knew there was no turning back as Dave had the car keys! We carefully tried to avoid any giant rocks, cliffs, gravel, people, animals and trees and slowly made our way down the slopes. We scootered to the entrance of a long dark tunnel and fortunately some people were walking through the tunnel which forced us to keep our need for speed in check. We soon found ourselves dodging rocks, washboard roads and small streamlets as we made our way down from the edge of bald mountain to the tree line. We saw a waterfall and a green area where moose often graze. We had to go across a small stream. Dave whizzed through it and up onto the opposite side. Amara went to cross and stopped in the middle. She had to wade through the icy water. Seeing her experience I slowly walked my scooter across while I balance on rocks to keep my shoes from getting wet. Amara started to get the knack of things and began to fishtail the back wheel of her scooter. She looked pretty cool doing tricks on her scooter. We were doing fine until Amara began to loose her balance and tried to step off of her scooter. She stepped onto the side of the mountain and lost her balance. All I saw was her feet over her head as she disappeared over the edge of what appeared to be a huge cliff! I freaked out and dropped my scooter and ran to the edge of the "cliff." I had just finished reading a book about wilderness rescue techniques and made sure that I didn't make the situation worse! I carefully lowered myself down to Amara and held her tight as I checked her for broken bones or wounds. She was fine. Very brave! I was worried she would never get on a scooter again but like a true survivor woman she leapt back on the scooter and rode it down the rest of the way. I can't remember anything more due to the trauma of seeing my little niece flying like a stone down the mountainside. I do remember eating something at the bottom and then driving home but only barely. What an adventure! From now on I will back my niece in bubble wrap and keep her in the house. I have learned a valuable lesson.
That was my aunts perspective and now since this day was pretty long I am going to stop it right here and go to the next day!
Day:23 (Sunday)
Sunday I mostly worked on my blog and relaxed!
Day:24 (Monday)
Monday we were going to go to Lagoon with my aunts granddaughter, Keaton, but then we got a call saying that my aunts other granddaughters dog was missing and so then we went to help find it and although we were there for about 3-4 hours, two girls found the dog and when we saw it, we knew it was worth the wait! After the search it was kind of late to go to Lagoon so we went home and relaxed and then was going to try to go on Wednesday!
Day:25 (Tuesday)
Tuesday we didn't do anything because my aunt had to go to the doctors so I stayed home and relaxed!
Day:26 (Wednesday)
Wednesday we got everything ready to go to Lagoon an then it just out of nowhere it started raining but we picked up Keaton anyway and tried to figure out something else to do and then we finally decided to go to Flowrider, which is a place with fake waves and you can kind of practice surfing and it was really cool, but unfortunately our thing was only for an hour but it felt longer, which was good! After that we went to eat at Astro Burger and then we dropped Keaton off and went home.
Day:27 (Thursday)
Thursday we woke up and got ready to go to Lagoon AGAIN!!! and I guess 3rd times the charm because nothing went wrong and we got our tickets and some more food and we headed to Lagoon!!! We got there at about noon and it opened at 11:00am so we were pretty early but right as we got there we set the cooler down and rode some rides and then my aunt took a break as me and Keaton went to ride more rides and eventually we rode all of the rides and then my aunt rode some with us but unfortunately the rides were closing because it was getting close to 10:00pm and that's when they closed the rides so the last thing we got to go on was the sky ride which was like a ski lift but just so you didn't have to go walk across the whole park! Later we left and went home and got home at midnight!!
Day:28 (Friday)
Friday We went to my aunts granddaughters house and went on the tramp and learned some tricks and also did some crafts!! Before that we went to her house we got Chinese food that was DELICIOUS!!! Later we went home.
Day:29 (Saturday)
Saturday we woke up and I went to my grandparents house to do my blog and now I am going to pick up my uncle Cory and his family because he flew his plane here and I am picking him up at the airport!
BYE!!!
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