HAPPY 2009

Beauty before me
Behind me
Below me
Above me
All around me
In beauty, I have spoken
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Sunday, October 14, 2007

Arches








A little trip over the weekend to Moab and Arches



Cierra and I hiking along the Courthouse Wash.














Can you see the spooky Halloween face in the rock?

















Hiked the road out to Eye of
the Whale Arch messed around
behind it naming rock formations.




























Cierra sitting by Screaming Rock



















Spaceship Rock












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Cierra and I sitting in
front of Parade of Elephants

















Debbie and Cierra sitting on Double Arch



















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Sunday, October 7, 2007

Fall or Winter Hike?


More snow over the weekend, wanted to take a fall hike and enjoy the colors. Decided on Butler Fork maybe up towards Mt. Raymond. Didn't get far at all before it was a winter hike! Took the right fork over to Dog Lake, trees were bare half way up but snow was beautiful.

































Dog Lake had a little ice on the west side.
Saw a couple people up there with their dog
and few bow hunters. Pretty quiet.

































Thought this was unique, aspen leaf on snow in a tree.


















Sunday, September 30, 2007

Fall Family Picnic




Girls Girls Girls


Ava-Cierra-Aspyn




Fall family picnic had alittle snow the night


before so didn't go to Millcreek or the Unitas


went up Big Cottonwood Canyon.


Cutest grandkids ever -Aspyn who is 7 with her dad Jason and Ava is 8 months with mom Vanessa.


Cierra little sister and aunt!































Who is that Bronco fan?


























Kent, Vickie and Cierra


and a few fall colors.


















Friday, September 28, 2007

Mt. Olympus

Great day for a hike, always wanted to do Mt Olympus. Started on a nice fall Friday morning, already had a dusting of snow, alittle early this year. Real windy the first half, but good trail with views.Crossed a dry streambed and switchback up the hill. A bit steep the second half, overall elevation gain of 4200 feet. Pretty colors through the forest and then opens up again to the saddle, some scrambling towards the top. Knees were screaming on the way down! Next year TwinPeaks!










































































Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Pineview 9-15-07


Went up toPineview
for Ogden Tri.

Didn't get many pics of Kent just
a couple coming out of the lake.








Cierra and I looked for old
barns, there were quite a few



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Fall was in the air, our condo was great and we had a good time. Little towns of Eden, Liberty and Huntsville are neat. We visited the Monastary and bought some honey.

I took a bike ride up Wheeler
Canyon Saturday afternnoon and
we hiked a spur off of it Sunday
to Maple Campground, thought it
was a couple of miles turned out
it was six plus.
Cierra made it!