Jeep Outing - Brighton to American Fork Canyon

June 28th LuJean and I packed a picnic, climbed into Smokey and headed for Brighton, with a stop at the Silver Fork Lodge for breakfast.

From Brighton we drove up to Guardsman Pass, than down to Midway, and then up Snake Creek Canyon to the ridge above the North Fork of American Fork Canyon.

Left is the clearing on the ridge while the photo on the right is the road coming down                     American Fork Canyon.

On the right is a view of Mount Timpanogos with Tibble Fork Reservoir.  When we arrived at Tibble Fork we did a side trip that took us up to Silver Lake Flats (above) where we had lunch.

It was a welcome break for the valley heat, although the roads were often rough and dusty but better than in the 1960s when Tom and I explored the area.  It was good to see access to Mineral Basin and Mary Ellen Gulch remains open.

This would be a fine loop in the autumn.

A Visit with Matt & Christy in Oregon

We have a new gallery that features photos from our June road trip to Oregon for a family get together with Matt, Christy, and their family.

The site address is:  Friends & Family > Christy's Album > 2018 Birthday Visit 

E-mail me if you don't recall the password.

Spring Adventures

Early June ended with several short Jeep excursions near Moab. Pictures from the trip are in a new gallery at:

Outings> Jeep Trips> 2018 Moab



After years of renting, we ordered a 2018 Jeep Wrangler on March 7th.  It  arrived on April 27th - a very exciting day!

 Definitely a hit with the kids...









In March we joined Matt, Julie and the grand kids for a get away in St. George.  We had a fun time hiking to a slot canyon where ancient rock art was hidden in the shadows.