Ruby's Inn 2012

Every year the Lifferth family heads down south to kick it for a weekend at Ruby's Inn hotel, right outside Bryce Canyon. Its always a fun time. Basically every year at the hotel the same things go on, not that there is anything wring with that because its always fun. For me I realize there are even more relatives that exist that I don't know their names.... Then more get married, and then more kids!! I cant keep up with the names!!; Outside the hotel is were the excitement is for me. This year a group hiked a few slot canyons and to Mossy caves and some trail in Red Canyon . Enjoy the Pictures.

Ma, Pa, and I

 

Camel

  

Isaac wouldn't look at the camera 

 

Some ones poor parking job

Corona arch

We  went down to corona arch in Moab, Ut to create a giant rope swing, we got the idea from a youtube video. If you haven't seen it yet hit this link http://youtu.be/4B36Lr0Unp4 or search worlds largest rope swing on you tube. Unfortunately, we did not swing, we set it all up and the wind was blowing really bad and didn't want to find out where the wind would take us. Instead we had a fun time repelling 145ish feet from the top. Very fun and just hanging there the wind would get us moving pretty good. I love Moab, always something fun and wild.

SAFETY FIRST

That's me on the left

Bear!!!

 That bear is on some heavy drugs, but the professors say it will be fine.... What ever happened to saying no to drugs?   I went with my dad and his scouts to the Book Cliffs in eastern Utah where we met some biologists (and 150ish other people) to check out these bears after they drug them. They planned to have three bears drugged for us to look at, but when they got to the den the mamma bear was already out and didn't want to hang around with men waving needles at her. As for the other cub, they don't know where it was. But this bear was pretty neat. Usually when I get to a wild animal it isn't breathing so this was a bit different. That cub is around  a year old, about 40 lbs. fun stuff.

New Whip

I have been researching different diesel powered automobiles for quite some time, and a decision  was made to purchase a 1980's diesel Mercedes Benz. I would check KSL dot com almost every night and sometimes throughout the day looking for the right car. There was one on ksl dot com that I really liked but wasn't sure the price was right. Well at the beginning of the month I've had enough waiting, I was determined to get one asap, and was willing to drive some distance to obtain it if that is what it would take. I searched all over the world wide web, checking on Craig's List in Utah and all the surrounding states and the states beyond those. I also checked the Canadian classified web sites as well (mainly to see conditions and prices of the car to compare). The more I searched I came to the conclusion that the best bang for buck was the Mercedes in Highland, Utah! And the search ended happily ever after. 

I have a hand full of plans for this ride, I'll post pictures of any major changes when those are made.