"Oh I 'shoulda been a cowboy!"

Matt and I took a lil' country get away with my fam this past weekend to the infamous town of Altonah, UT out in the Uninta basin. Altonah is the only place I've ever been with only one small grocery store 20 min into town, where it's cool to wear boots and a bolo tie to church, where the boys pee in the back yard, where everyone knows so and so, where everyone has horses, where the back yard is a sweeping vista of nature and wildlife, and an ATV is the most popular form of transportation. In two words, Altonah is simply wonderful. We filled our weekend with Matt's first horse ride down to the river bottoms on Saturday morning. Yes, Matt is trying to pose like a Jockey. I obtained a Tshirt "farmer's tan" which really helped me blend in with the locals, while out riding. Matt even exhibited a full gallop on his first ride. I was very impressed and even filmed it. If there's anyone who knows how to live up the country life, it's my dad. He was born for it and is basically a cowboy displaced temporarily in Bountiful. It's only natural to see him running his horse and staying on when it bucks, sniffing the outdoor breeze, packing his fishing gear just in case, spotting deer right and left, and blasting clay pigeons out of the air. I'm so glad my dad's a cowboy! Speaking of cowboys...This brings on a song salute...This song salute goes out to our good friend Toby Keith:) 'Shoulda been a cowboy 'should've learned to rope and ride Wearn'n my six shooter Rid'n my pony on a cattle drive Steal'n a young girl's heart Just like Jean and Roy Singin' those campfire songs Oh I should have been a cowboy! After a weekend full of campfires, sparklers, real fire flies, trap shooting, and yummy food, we hauled the ATVs up to Yellowstone and Hell's canyon, no lie, that's really what it's called, so technically, we went to "hell." However, it looked nothing like what you'd imagine Hell's canyon to look like...it was simply beautiful. So I have an allergy problem, I have hay fever and consequently wear googles when four-wheeling to avoid becoming sneezing and puffy-eyed. They may look embarrassing, but I actually feel very stylish in them. I mean Elton John worked some pretty sweet glasses that looked like goggles, and he's a legend...so maybe they'll be my claim to fame one day. Matt turned out to be a real bonafide Hillbilly delux! He could drive that ATV up or down anything! We had a fantastic weekend! Oh I should have been a cowboy...maybe in the next life.