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    Daughter's first campout - San Rafael Swell

    My 22 month old daughter has been in the San Rafael Swell before but last time we stayed in a hotel in Green River. I've been wanting to get her out camping for a while now and it just hasn't worked with the schedule. On Saturday, May 18 (after snowboarding 10 inches of fresh snow at Snowbird!!), just her and I headed down to the Green River Cutoff Road to find a random spot. My wife stayed back for a well needed break.

    We got down there from SLC about 6pm and didn't see any other cars or people in the Swell that day. I set up camp, the bed (back of the Taco) and the fire before eating some grub and walking around camp. She enjoyed the freedom, her first campfire and her first smore. We hit the hay about 10pm after the wood was out and after about 15 minutes of confusion, she started settling down. She rocked it and only had a period from 2am-3:30 that was a little rough then slept through 9am. For her in a new environment, that is pretty solid so I was stoked.

    Next day, we took off down the road to the Wedge Overlook which after years and dozens of visits to the Swell, I had never been to. Enjoyed the good views along the way of Cedar Mtn. After hanging out at the Wedge for 20 minutes, we started heading back to SLC. I didn't bring any maps on this trip for some reason (I always do) but luckily my iPhone worked almost the entire time. Instead of going the safe way through Huntington or Castledale I chose a more direct line on my maps app and ended up where some less adventurous people would be freaking out. Through cow herds, barbed wire gates and over 4 wheeler mounds I got to the town of Cleveland thoroughly impressed with the navigation.

    Definitely a successful short trip and one to be repeated very soon but in a different location.

    Untracked spring pow - it was what I imagine owning your own resort would be like. I had an entire pow run untracked to myself with not another soul on Chips Run - 3000 feet.
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    Nice clouds
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    Wedge Overlook
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    Google maps did a pretty awesome job IMO
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    I love it! Thanks for posting!
    "My heart shall cry out for Moab..." Isaiah 15:5

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    Raising her right! Awesome man!


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    One day just around the corner She is going to be daddy's nightmare about dating time and she will ask -Daddy remember that one time when we did this or that?
    And you will ask her what time and were? And then you will realize your little girl grew up over night Trust me. Enjoy every minute that you can cause it slips away so fast.

    Seems about 12 yrs old they really remember the times and then about 10 years later they are in tight and get the big picture.
    If you want to ride let's ride and if you want an attitude well we just need to do some more ridding.
    Life is good and life is fare.

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    I took my daughter camping when she was about your daughter's age. She's 30 now, married, and she just spent two weeks in the desert exploring ruins and rock art with Daddy. Treasure these times! I do.

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