Plan B Adventures

Saturday, June 5, 2010

When I look back at older posts, I cannot help but notice that many of them involve spontaneous adventures with various friends. And today's post is no different, because Maren and I had quite the adventure (another popular topic - anything involving Maren).

The weather today was absolutely gorgeous, one of those beautifully sunny days that has a few clouds and a bit of wind to take the edge off the heat. And what do college girls with mile-long to-do lists do on days such as these? Find a body of water and go swimming of couse! Which is exactly what we did.

This seems like a pretty-straight forward story, so why do I classify it as 'quite the adventure'? Well, let me tell you. It all began when plan A - the clear blue pool in the middle of my apartment complex - fell through, because the filter broke. On the first beautiful Saturday in weeks, of course something like that would happen. We had been so set on taking a dip in the pool that we hadn't dreamed up a plan B, and were now faced with the problem of creating one on the spot. Maren did a wonderful job of researching possible swimming spots online, and we relocated our plans to the Deer Creek Reservoir, which claimed to have boat docks, swimming spots, and a few beaches. Problem solved.

Well, not quite. We arrived at the Reservoir, paid the required entrance fee, and parked. We then proceeded to wander around the lake's edge looking for a good spot to wade in. But we didn't find one. Maren did have a rather muddy encounter with the shore when she ventured in at one point, and we decided that maybe we hadn't picked the best spot. As we trudged towards our car, we happened to find a map of the Reservoir, which informed us that we'd taken the wrong turn off to get the beach portion, and were instead in the area of the boat docks. So we relocated, did more exploring to find the perfect spot, and headed in.

The water was absolutely freezing. The rocks on the bottom were slimy. And there were nests of ants on the shore. But, did any of the matter to us? Nope! The adventure was fantastic regardless of the less-than-desirable aspects, and I'm very grateful the Deer Creek Reservoir exists so that Maren and I could have a plan B adventure