first day jitters...

So after being on the road since Wednesday I got into Salt Lake City last night (Friday). Yesterday was awesome, I went through the Rockies in Colorado. I was driving past this place that rented snowmobiles by the hour and thought that would be fun. It had been a long time since I had been on one of those, and I forgot how fast they are! I rode the trails for almost 3 hours and it was awesome. At one point we had to stop because they were dynamite blasting for avalanches in front of us. Totally wicked. Then later I was held up for a few hours because the interstate was closed due to snow and black ice. Met some cool people hanging out at the rest area in Estes Park.

Anyway i made it into to Salt Lake City late last night. Spent the night at the camp. Its super nice here, guess it should be as much as its costing me! Today started out with assessments and testings. I met with my trainer and we discussed my goals. We will meet again Monday morning before the program gets into full swing. And then I met my small group as they call it. I am in a group with 4 other guys. We all kinda have the same goals and are in the same place physically. As a fun thing to kinda get to know each other we got to pick an outing to go on together. We chose the Living Aquarium. It was cool. Sharks and stuff, but it was even cooler to hear these guys stories.

Later we went back to the camp and they said we were going sightseeing. So we loaded up in the SUV's and took off. We wound up at a ski resort. They said we were going to ride some lifts to get to the top of the mountian. For someone who isnt too cool with heights, a series of ski lifts is terrifying. But a little while later we made it to the top of one of the tallest mountians in Utah. And as we were all taking pictures and looking at the view, our trainer tells us that on our second to last day here in 6 weeks that we will be hiking this mountian. I almost pooped and threw up at the same time! What? It took forever on the lifts to get up there. Anyway that is how people end their time at the camp. I am excited and nervous at the same time.

Tomorrow is Sunday and its a free day. Its the last day that I will be able to leave the camp on my own for the next 6 weeks. I am going to church at the Mormon Tabernacle. It is suppose to be beautiful. People here are telling me that the Mormon choir is awesome. So after that my small group and I are going to Solitude Ski Resort to do some snowboarding! I havent been snowboarding since I was 18 so this should be scary! I think I'm going to wear a diaper just in case!

Thanks for all the prayers and support! I will update tomorrow evening!
Love you all!

vanwinkle out