Moab & Telluride with Matt, Julie and the kids

July 23rd thru 27th we enjoyed a Jeep adventure that took us to Moab and the White Rim, as well as Telluride and Imogene Pass.

For details see:
Friends & Family > Julie's Album >
2018 Moab - Telluride

Bear Lake & Albian Basin

July 14th was Beth's biennial family get together at the North Shore of Bear Lake.
We joined Matt, Julie and the kids for raspberry shakes in Garden City - yum!

July 20th we did an early morning Jeep trip to Albian Basin to check out the wild flowers and escape the summer heat.

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.

Happy New Year!

For us, the holiday season started with Star Wars and ended with the 2018 Auto Show

Along with re-engineered Jeeps, the Auto Show included a droid repair shop -- how fitting!

The 2018 Auto Show gallery can be found at:

>Friends & Family>Rob & LuJean

Summer Odds 'n Ends...

Along with the eclipse, August was the month the city started replacing our street.  This was a big deal for me since I had been lobbying for a new street beginning in 2013 and had presented a capital spending request to the city budget committee.

The project started with the replacement of the old water line connections followed by removal of the pavement.

Meanwhile, we had our roof replaced and we removed the old redwood hot tube.  This was all done in record heat, but Julie and the kids somehow managed to have a good time anyway...

Here we see the old hot tube in the background during Christy's visit in June.  That was about the same time we rented a topless Jeep and took the kids on a tour of Park City and Brighton.

This photo of the street project shows the morning an excavator hit a live gas line.  You can catch a glimpse of the fire truck on the left. There was tension in the air as well as the smell of natural gas.

 

We also spent a warm but pleasant weekend with Beth and the kids at Bear Lake.




In October we flew to Portland for a fun visit with Matt, Christy, and the kids.

Meanwhile the street project was nearing completion.  It was exciting when the concrete was poured, however everyone got plenty of exercise walking to their cars which were parked on nearby streets.  It took seven days for the concrete to cure.

In September I enjoyed a beautiful afternoon hike up to Lake Blanche.  It was nice to be back on the trail after the summer heat.

It was a good summer that left us with a new roof, no hot tube, great memories, and an awesome new street.