So, this was an important week; the week of our wedding. I was stoked because a lot of my friends and family w
ould be up. My cousin Jon was getting married in Vegas the week before Jacqueline and my wedding
. That meant that my cousin Ian would be up for the whole week. Jacqueline was taking the whole week off for work, but I figured that work is what I usually would do on my day off anyway, so I might as well work. So I got to take Ian and his buddy Derek who were up for the whole week on a few backcountry trips. The first trip we did was Keyhole Canyon. I had to take two brand new canyoneers on a trip, so I picked my first canyon from way back in the day. I got them fitted into wetsuits, harnesses, etc… and realized that I was much happier with the title of trip leader, rather than guide. Ian was all ready for some brutal hot hike in the early October sun of Zion, since I have dragged him out on some other long trips in the past. Keyhole was a welcome relie
f and they had a blast. They both did a great job with the rappelling and the only mishap was when Derek fell on a downclimb. Luckily, those wetsuits are in pretty good shape to help withstand the blunt force of that fall. The only complaint was that it was so short, but they had a great time. The next day, I took them for a more ambitious project. Joining us for the trip were my friends Eric Lassance, David Sanders, and Pete Sawtell. I was happy to have my largest
group ever canyoneering be on a trip before the wedding. Everyone in the group seemed to get along very well. It was nice to have lots of good conversation, getting to catch up with David whom I had not seen in quite some time. It was so much fun and it meant a lot to me to have all of these friends to spend time with me. The hike went very smoothly as we all used wetsuit tops in the Subway section since the water was going to be rather cold. The big difference seemed to be us who had t
he neoprene booties kept ourselves warm, while those without were a bit chilly. After getting out of the beautiful Subway section, I was a bit impatient with my group because of all the week’s events. We were having dinner with the parents and I did not want to be late for that. We got out in good time though and we only had to postpone the dinner for a short bit of time. By the way, the wedding went great. We had a beautiful rehearsal dinner outside at the Nature Center and then had a splendid ceremony inside at the Nature Center since it was raining on our wedding day. The reception went great with e
xcellent food, a mountain cake, and a great band. The most exciting part of all the festivities was to have all of our friends and family out to wish me and my ravishing bride their best wishes for the rest of our lives. It went so wonderfully and I would not change any part of it after it was done. It was hard to see everyone leave and I wish they would all come back to enjoy some backcountry and frontcountry adventures in Zion with the Drakes.
ould be up. My cousin Jon was getting married in Vegas the week before Jacqueline and my wedding
. That meant that my cousin Ian would be up for the whole week. Jacqueline was taking the whole week off for work, but I figured that work is what I usually would do on my day off anyway, so I might as well work. So I got to take Ian and his buddy Derek who were up for the whole week on a few backcountry trips. The first trip we did was Keyhole Canyon. I had to take two brand new canyoneers on a trip, so I picked my first canyon from way back in the day. I got them fitted into wetsuits, harnesses, etc… and realized that I was much happier with the title of trip leader, rather than guide. Ian was all ready for some brutal hot hike in the early October sun of Zion, since I have dragged him out on some other long trips in the past. Keyhole was a welcome relie
f and they had a blast. They both did a great job with the rappelling and the only mishap was when Derek fell on a downclimb. Luckily, those wetsuits are in pretty good shape to help withstand the blunt force of that fall. The only complaint was that it was so short, but they had a great time. The next day, I took them for a more ambitious project. Joining us for the trip were my friends Eric Lassance, David Sanders, and Pete Sawtell. I was happy to have my largest
group ever canyoneering be on a trip before the wedding. Everyone in the group seemed to get along very well. It was nice to have lots of good conversation, getting to catch up with David whom I had not seen in quite some time. It was so much fun and it meant a lot to me to have all of these friends to spend time with me. The hike went very smoothly as we all used wetsuit tops in the Subway section since the water was going to be rather cold. The big difference seemed to be us who had t
he neoprene booties kept ourselves warm, while those without were a bit chilly. After getting out of the beautiful Subway section, I was a bit impatient with my group because of all the week’s events. We were having dinner with the parents and I did not want to be late for that. We got out in good time though and we only had to postpone the dinner for a short bit of time. By the way, the wedding went great. We had a beautiful rehearsal dinner outside at the Nature Center and then had a splendid ceremony inside at the Nature Center since it was raining on our wedding day. The reception went great with e
xcellent food, a mountain cake, and a great band. The most exciting part of all the festivities was to have all of our friends and family out to wish me and my ravishing bride their best wishes for the rest of our lives. It went so wonderfully and I would not change any part of it after it was done. It was hard to see everyone leave and I wish they would all come back to enjoy some backcountry and frontcountry adventures in Zion with the Drakes. 
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