Deepest slot canyon.. IN THE WORLD.

Spring Break whooohooo!! This is honestly a heaven sent blessing that Universities participate in. Here at Utah State you have ENDLESS choices for spring break. This year Tuck and I went to southern Utah, and hiking the deepest/longest slot canyon.. IN THE WORLD. Yep, right here in Utah, who knew! It was 100% candy to the eyes. Not only that, but it had real Indian hieroglyphics, lizards for catching, and snakes for smashing.  Now, maybe slot canyons aren't your thing so I would like to mention a few other places around that are just urking to be explored.
- Jackson Wyoming (Aka white water rafting)
- Logan Canyon itself
- Promontory point
- Moab Utah
- Wind River mountains
- Countless State parks
- The 7 NATIONAL parks within 6 hours from Logan

- Email me if you want more, I'm not afraid!

Here's just a glimpse of what we saw in Buckskin Gulch.

Literally paradise huh? Don't take my word for it...

Aviation Legends, Spider Silk Goats, and Suction Climbers: That's Engineering, That's Utah State

ENGINEERING WEEK 2014

Engineering week 2014 was OFF THE CHAINS! If I was to compare USU's College of Engineering to an NBA legend I would choose John Stockton because it will BLOW YOUR MIND with it's shear awesomeness! Check out all of this incredible stuff that we showcased for Engineering Week:

Dick Rutan - The FIRST MAN TO FLY AROUND THE WORLD nonstop without refueling. Yes - it took him 9 days to fly around the world, yes - he flew himself into Logan Regional Airport to speak at USU, yes - I got to be his chauffeur for the day, yes - this dude is an aviation legend and a total stud!

Spider Silk Goats - USU Biological Engineers have successfully genetically modified goats so that they can extract spiders silk from their milk. Don't ask me how it works (I'm no biological engineer) - but somehow they get spider silk out of those cute little goats. Spider silk is stronger than kevlar, stretchier than nylon, and friendly to the environment. YES - WE'RE DOING SOME PRETTY COOL STUFF UP HERE!

Suction Climbers - Check this out. Aggie Mechanical Engineers invented a device that allows a climber to scale a wall via vacuum suction. This was a Senior Design Project that took FIRST PLACE  at the AIR FORCE DESIGN CHALLENGE.

A few of the other features of Engineering Week included:

• NO RULES PINEWOOD DERBY - the winner crossed the finish line in less than 1.5 seconds (they had an RC airplane propeller strapped to the car)
• EROSION TABLE - this was basically a giant sandbox where you could build dams and watch water come and destroy it
• AGGIE BAJA DUNE BUGGIES
• AGGIE ICE CREAM (a must for any real USU event)
• MUCH MUCH MORE!

Check out these bonus pics:

C'MON - YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO BECOME AN AGGIE ENGINEER!

Holla to the Miss USU pageant!

Caitlyn here! So recently I've had my hands full with a little pageant going on here at Utah State. That's right! I am representing the college of Education in the coming up MISS USU pageant. It's not in my typical range of things to do, but I've decided to jump out of my comfort zone for just a bit. Surely there is more to come, but just to get a bit of sugar on your tongue, feel free to watch my video to get a small sneak peek into the pageant! Wish me luck! 

 

Saved By the Bell!

I'll be honest here, Tuck and I are what some may call nerds, geeks, learning fanatics,or what have you... We absolutely love school and enjoy stepping foot on campus everyday. If it isn't the ravishing campus that gets us out of bed each day, then it's the unbelievable faculty that Utah State has. Not only are they brilliant beyond compare, but they genuinely care about the students and do all things in their best interest. We are thrilled to go to class each day because we know that our time will be well spent...

HOWEVER, even though we thoroughly enjoy school, we really live for the Cache Valley weekends! We'll tell you time and again, there is a NICHE for everyone here at Utah State. This particular weekend we had the splendid opportunity to go to a cabin up at Bear Lake. Tell me, what other University has a huge natural lake less than an hour away?...... I could go on about the endless adventures waiting to be had up here, but the best way to truly experience them, is to quit reading this blog and get up to Logan! 

Snowshoeing at Bear Lake