Bear Lake

This weekend John, Brian, Lance, Drew, and Josh went to Bear Lake in Northern Utah. It was my first time in this portion of Utah and I was pleasantly surprised with the scenery. The mountains weren't rugged and prominent like the Wasatch, yet the rolling mountains and trees provided a beautiful backdrop amongst all the snow. Plus Bear Lake was better than I expected it to be and I have coined it the "Lake Tahoe of Utah". Honestly, I don't think that description is too far off. Sure the lake isn't as big, but it is just as blue and without as many tourists.

On Saturday we went snowmobiling. Brian and I got paired up for a snowmobile, which was quite interesting as we were the only two who were novices (I had never done it before). Our lack of experience showed as we tipped three times within fifteen minutes, followed by almost crashing into a tree, getting stuck in deep snow three times, and almost falling off a cliff. Despite all that we remained in good spirits and just ended up laughing about it all. I was really glad to try snowmobiling and I did have a great time, although I can't say it's something I'll do again. Sitting down all day kinda drove me crazy (I need to do things more active-involving) and I'm not a big fan of snowmobiles running rampant through the beautiful forest scenery. But it was a great day with beautiful weather and lots of laughs!

That night John and Lance made an amazing dinner and we all ended up crashing pretty early due to the early wake up call that morning.

Sunday we headed up to Beaver Mountain Ski Area. Beaver Mountain is a small (for western standards) family owned ski area real close to Bear Lake. The weather was wonderful and we had a great time on the slopes. Since I've had a pass at Snowbird (the most difficult ski area in the U.S.) for the past two years, I enjoyed the relatively mellow terrain and just took it easy that day. John had just started skiing a few weeks ago but he did great and was able to do all the blue runs on the mountain. Brian and I were thankful that this day provided much less near death experiences than our snowmobiling fiasco the day before.

Sunday night Brian and I made Tacos for everyone and we ended up playing some games that night and having lots of fun. On the way back today John, Brian, Lance, and I stopped in Ogden for a charming lunch at Karen's cafe. It was a great trip that was very active and relaxing at the same time. I had a lot of fun and it seemed to end much too soon!