Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Grand Gulch Trip 2009

This trip started out in a blizzard and ended up ending in the high 70's. The first night was suppose to be at the trail head but nobody wanted to set up in the snow then start into the canyon in wet gear so we spent the night in Blanding in a Hotel. Enough said...We entered at Sheiks Canyon after listening to the Ranger saying we shouldn't unless we were experts... I guess were experts because it wasn't to bad. I would do it again. It snowed off and on all day the first day, but nothing stuck it was actually really picturesque. The first camp was in the mouth of Greenhouse Canyon (by accident, we just didn't want to go on any more) where we were planning on camping. The second day we went to dripping canyon after a false start up Greenhouse Canyon. Maybe we're not experts... We did discovered our mistake before we got to the top... The third day we traveled to Polley's Island where we ran into a herd of Lamas and about a million people. Well not a million, but too many for my comfort. We decided to leave the canyon early, camp at the trail head, and play on the way home.

On the drive home we stopped at News Paper Rock, Dead Horse Point, and got Mexican food in Moab.


Spiral Jetty 2008

These are from our annual day after Thanksgiving trip to the Spiral Jetty. Sorry it has taken so long to get them out.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Bear Lake Spring 2009 Trey's Birthday

We took the annual trip to Bear Lake for Trey's Birthday. It rained the whole time... I got these pics Sunday morning before we left.

VA Fiscal Conference Dallas TX 2009

My boss Tyler Olsen) and I spent a week in Dallas learning about VA systems and procedures.

11 Year Old Scouts Hike Adams Canyon 2009


Taylor's Trecker Trip 2009 Spring Hollow


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We decided that if we were going to have a Road Trecker we had better use it. With this in mind and the fact that we can not all fit in the trecker we decided to give each kid one weekend every year that they can plan. Taylor was first.

Taylor (with a little help) decided to go to Logan Canyon to hike and fish. We hiked the Crimson Trail and fished at the third damn on the Logan river and at Newton Damn. We planed on eating fish Saturday night, but it was good that we brought hotdogs just in case.

The weather was perfect!!! We had a great time!!!

Don't forget to click on the picture to see all of the pictures from the trip.

Family Pics 2009



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OK, OK So its been a while. Get off my Back! I have decided to try posting the picts on Flicker. If you want to see all of the pics associated with this just click on this pic.

Have fun,

Lee