Tuesday, September 9, 2008

One of Jeremy's Favorite Pastimes

Over the years Jeremy and his brothers have gone on numerous tubing and kayaking trips down the salt river. Generally not spending much time in their kayaks, but in the water treasure hunting (Jeremy doesn't really like that term). They have found all sorts of crazy things including a wallet with a KKK membership card, boom boxes, CDs, crack pipes, necklaces, rings, money, knives, watches, cameras but mostly keys and sunglasses (I still wear my $100 pair some goofball dropped from their tube a few years ago.) Its just a fun time for the Bingham boys to get together in the hot summer.
Jeremy has even converted some of his fellow residents, who have caught the bug kayaking down the river, but really just diving and searching for river crap. The fun is the presentation of coming up out of the water with open umbrellas or wearing crazy thick glasses from someone who must have been nearly blind. We love talking about the poor saps who lose their goods on the river.
Most recently Jeremy was on a sports medicine rotation "wilderness survival outing" with a fellow resident, preceptor, and his brother Ryan when he pulled up his best find ever.

Olympus waterproof /shockproof 10mpix camera. Thanks Olympus for inventing a waterproof digital camera. Who knew it could survive three weeks underwater. Keep floating down the river drinking and taking pictures tubers.

Last picture taken by original owner (by the way if you recognise yourself in the picture, Jeremy says finders keepers losers weepers).
Three weeks later Jeremy at the river after Jon Manwaring realized the camera still worked. Wish I'd taken a picture of how corroded it looked before Jeremy cleaned it up so well.


Making good use of new camera.
Taylor thought his dad was trying to drown him after he came up sputtering.
Ella looks especially cute underwater.




6 comments:

Bella Beginnings said...

Yeah for river treasures... I sure do enjoy those nice sunglasses that they find. Even if most of the stuff is nasty! I can't believe he found this camera. Awesome!

Adam Jensen said...

Nice!!! that's funny that Jeremy won't embrace the term "treasure hunting" it's ok to secretly want to be a pirate.

maelynn said...

That is the funniest hobby ever! What a great idea though!
That camera is a great catch! Hmmm...how much would you sell it for??

Brizzee said...

Hey whatever Jeremy, we have a brand new 2800 square foot home on about a quarter of an acre for 176,000. I think we deal with driving to utah for a test. You guys should have moved to Idaho with us.

Jonathan & Rachel said...

I think Jonathan is still jealous...unfortunately the camera he found (same one) couldn't be saved! Keep the loot coming!!

Stonez said...

HAHAHA oh man that is the BEST story!!! You gotta send it in to those Olympus inventors lol Sweet!!
So we totally miss you guys BAD
and just know that we know...the reason you moved out of the ward was you were just afraid of a Nertz domination and staying here would surely result in an embarrassing shut down. Admit it. Give in to it. It will free you...