Neffs Canyon dog walk.

Looking up, looking down

Pinyon Juniper, redrock, Tantalus Creek, Capitol Reef, Henry Mountains.

A broken stone hammer, flint cores, and a flint tool fragment.

Lamanite Arch

Lamanite Arch was fantastic.

It was also in one of the most beatutiful places I have ever been.

Inside a cave

Hiking in the Gulch, we found a settlment used ancient Americans. I found layers of charcoal buried near the front of the cave, and corn stalk matts sticking out of the ground.

Fritata

Monarda fistulosa

Bee Balm flowering in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

The Black Hills are really green.

Bear's Ears Mountain

Seems like a good name.

A hummingbird nest

we found while hiking in Capitol Reef National Park.

What is with a monsoon cycle in May?

I love the lewis flax in the front lawn.

hiking trail close to home

Hiking shoes

Phlox flowers  
Blue bird  
Wild onion  
Mountain top  
Bad dog  
Boot glissade  
Humming bird  
Dead bunny  
Wild mushroom  
Sore feet  
Deck chair  
Cold beer  

After 10 years, the kitchen.

When we bought our house 10 years ago, the FIRST thing we HAD to do was renovate the kitchen. 10 years later, we finally did.

Crazy Bristlecone in Capitol Reef

I need a desert fix.

Lots of ducks!

Crocus in the yard

Skiing Cedar Breaks

We had a great weekend skiing at Brian Head and Cedar Breaks. Made up for a lot of missed skiing to have a weekend this great. We skied some north facing powder inside the monument and managed to climb back out again. Skiing among red rock hoodoos was fun-fantastic.

Click the video below ( but turn the sound down).

From cedarbreaks

Just So You Know

 

Linda shaking Barack Obama's hand last year.

Stansbury Island Sunset

 

An evening hike to view the sunset.