An Anniversary Adventure That Matters (9.2.24)
We hadn’t planned anything special for our 52nd anniversary because we have two big trips coming up…maybe the REAGAN movie…but, then Donovan called and invited us to come boating at Echo Reservoir. At the mouth of Parley’s Canyon, we could see black smoke! It’s Labor Day, and the traffic was horrible! They sent us on a detour. On to Echo…It was a gorgeous day, and we were excited to “ride the waves.” Little did we know! Black clouds rolled over the mountain, and the wind began to blow. Donny and Tiff assured us we could just wait it out. We rocked and rolled, but the storm really started whipping the water. Cameron was out front and really getting wet. We started back to the marina, along with other boats who were having a hard time, too. Even if they could get close to the dock, it was very difficult to get out of the boats.
One boat was beached. We waited until the water calmed a bit. Preslie and her friend Brooklyn were frightened. Finally we were able to get to the dock and back on land with the help of some good samaritans. Cam was soaking wet and had to change into my extra set—a little bit hilarious. Time to go home! At Park City the traffic slowed almost to a stop, and we spent three hours inching our way to SLC. Incredibly, the truck fire was still holding up traffic and blocking lanes of I-80 for cleanup! Happy Anniversary! Memorable to be sure.
