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Adventure Gear Expo

After finishing the garden yesterday, I met up with my friend Cyndee and Robin at the Adventure Gear Expo. For some reason I was thinking it would have more to do with hiking and camping and trekking and the like. And while there was indeed some of that, it was probably more slanted towards adventure sports. Snowboarding and skiing, paddle boarding, motorcycles, and rock climbing and such. Not really the types of activities that would normally be on my bucket list. But we did find plenty of fun as we were walking around at all the exhibits - there were plenty of things to try, and I'm happy to say that I tried some.

Courtesy of the Utah Olympic Park, we got to sit in a bob sled. If you go to the Olympic Park, you can take a ride on the bob sled run - for the low introductory price of $75. Something I've yet to do, but totally would. Who cares about my balance disorder?!



Jumping on the energy bar bandwagon was this local company that specializes in energy bars made out of crickets. And in a moment of "what the heck was Tracie thinking?", I tried all three varieties. I have to say that they weren't bad. There was no odd taste or texture. They were pretty much like an EA Sports Bar. And as proof of my having tried them, I got my picture taken with their crazy cricket hat.


I rode this elliptical bike. This one happened to be on an indoor trainer, but they're designed to be ridden on the street. Instead of pedaling traditional style, you "step" like you would on an elliptical trainer. It felt a little funky, but was quite a workout. From just that minute or two that I was on it, today my butt is the sorest it's ever been. Oy vey!!! And for a cool $1,700 for a base model, this beauty could be yours and make you a topic of interest for every person driving by.



We made a stop for a snack at the Waffle Truck. You could get fresh ones of different varieties, but I settled instead on this awesome one covered in dark chocolate and saved it for this morning's breakfast. Delish!!

We also tried riding stationary bikes that showed you the amount of energy and effort required to light a light, and Cyndee tried paddle skateboarding. That actually looked pretty fun. I would totally do that. And we met the guy from Utah County who rode his bike across Antarctica. The rest of our time was spent visiting with different vendors and not purchasing their products, signing up for various door prizes, and listening to a presentation by a company that sells backpacks and uses the profits to pay for charitable activities in Third World countries. And we saw lots of tents and fifth wheels and even saw a Zombie Apocolypse truck that was on Doomsday Preppers. Seriously, there is no ridiculous overpriced contraption or invention that Mormons will not try to sell to each other. Believe me, we saw them all.

Did you know that you could buy your own zip line or slack line to put up in your back yard, or set up between trees on your outdoor trip? I didn't.

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