Outdoor State of mind

Sunday, March 8, 2015

The Crash

The snow I falling all around, we look up the hill and so much snow is piled on the ground. We were the only people on the side we were sledding on. I had a face mask, ski goggles, and a winter hat to keep my ears warm. The snowflakes were huge and they added to the amount of snow every minute. My friend, my sister, and I all lined up getting ready for a race.

3, 2, 1! We all go forward at the same time and speed down the hill. Half way down the hill I caught an edge and my sled turns sideways and I hit my sister. The falls off the sled and tumbles. Then my friend runs into the back of my sled and slides face down in the snow. I was still sideways, then I hit snow and side role in the air. I hit the soft snow and I had it down my shirt.

We were all recovering after the crash but none of us got hurt. I stood up and both my sister and my friend tackle me. They were all piled on top of me throwing snow on me for payback. After the attack we all stand up and laugh. We had fun the rest of the day and we will never forget the crash.

What a Catch

It was a warm day and my dad and I went to the park to spend the afternoon having fun. We brought the football and the Soccer ball. The grass was brown and a little damp, after all it was late fall. We had been playing soccer for a while and we were having so much fun. I had put some marks on the brand new soccer ball.

We had been playing soccer for a while and I wanted to play some football. The sun was ducking down behind the trees and it was getting dark, so we wanted to make some awesome catches. “Make it a jumper” I said to my dad. He threw football a little too high so I couldn’t reach it. The next throw I was running, he throws it in front of me and I dive.

I was airborne for about five feet and I reach one arm out. I tipped it up I the air and it kind of hurt my hand. I catch the ball after I tipped it up and I stayed on the ground because I was stunned I had made the catch. I stand up and yell “YES!!!” I was so happy and I wish I had got it on video.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Surfing

It was a beautiful beach and the and there was a salt water lake twenty feet away from the ocean. We drew a surf board in the sand and that’s when the private lesson started. The instructor teaches us the techniques first then we put the board in the lake. We do all of the techniques in the lake before we actually surfed.

Finally we went to the ocean. I put the board in the water and we paddle out. A wave comes towards me and I paddle on the wave. I put my knee up first then I fully stand up. The first wave I road went all the way to shore.

The rest of the afternoon surf, sometimes falling off sometimes staying on. Once, my nose went into the water and my face was fully submerged in saltwater and I got a face full of nasty water. Even though I had some wipeouts I still and fun.

The Jump

It was a snowy day in Vail and there was a large jump in the distance. There was a gap between the jump and the landing ramp. It would have been the biggest jump I had gone off of. I went into the terrain park and skied toward the large jump.

I stop at the top of the hill before the jump while my dad gets ready to film the moment. He gives me a thumbs up and I drop in. I fly through the cold wind and go off the jump. For one moment I was flying. But when I hit the ground I was leaning too far back, and my skies flew out from under me and pop off my feet.

My poles were ripped off of me taking my gloves with them. I keep sliding for another ten yards the come to a stop. My wrists were hurting and so were my legs. Even though I might have hurt myself, my dad got the whole thing on video. It was a great fail video and the wipeout was worth it.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

The Big Catch

My dad and I were walking along the river with fly fishing rod in hand. I love fly fishing and we already caught some fish. We were walking along the Rio Grand six hours away from Denver. My aunt’s house is up there and we go up at least once a year. This time I fly fishing with my dad.

We step out through an opening in the trees and I could see fish swimming around in the cold water. I take a one cast, and another, and on the third cast a fish jumps out of the water and onto the fly. It pulls the rod and I start fighting it. It starts to loses its energy so I reel it in. I take the fish out of the water, I held it while my dad measured it. 18 inches! It was the biggest fish I had caught. It was a great catch. I caught some more fish that day but none of them were as big as the 18 incher.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Dave and Busters

Ring, crash, ding ding ding. The arcade is super loud. Noises of games and activities are in every direction. It took a few minute to adjust but after I did I was already have tons of fun. I see a game across the room. It was the kind of game where you pull a lever and a wheel spins till it lands on a number. The number is the amount of tickets you get.

I walk over to the game and swipe my card. I pull the lever and the wheel spins. It slows down. 40, 100, 10, one more, 1000! I won the ultimate jackpot. I got 1000 tickets. My friend were watching and we all went crazy. The tickets start pouring out of the machine a few minute later the tickets stop and I fold them up into my large cup. It was so fun and it made my day.