On President's day I took my little brother and his wife and my little sister, Sara, and her husband on a snowshoeing trip up to the Salt Lake overlook in Millcreek Canyon.  I had a great time. Here are some photos taken my sister, Sara. Thanks for sharing Sara. And thanks to everyone for coming on our winter adventure.

Mount Timp Redux

Here are my photos from the Mt. Timp hike. We got an early start and hiked in the dark for awhile. After about 45 minutes the sun came up.


Here we are taking a short break in a lovely little valley on the backside of Timp.

Lots of great wild flowers. Reminded me of Albion Basin.

Nice little waterfall. We saw several waterfalls on the hike. We also saw some mountain goats but they were too far away to photograph.


This is Emerald Lake and what is left of the Mt. Timp "glacier" in the background. We saw a few people trying to slide down it, but they weren't making much progress. Most of them actually abandoned sliding and were just walking down. We decided to come back down the trail.

Here's Rick coming through the boulder field. Rough going through this stretch.

Here is a good shot of the valley that the Timpooneke Trails comes through. We were on the Aspen Trail. The two trails meet up just past where this photo was taken.

Here we are at the saddle. Those guys are are headed along the trail toward the summit. You can see how the trail goes along the ridge. Steep going from here on out, but the exposure wasn't as bad as I had expected.


Me at the saddle. The whole purpose of that hat was not to get sunburned. Still got a little sun on my neck.

Here we are getting closer to the summit. You can see the trail snaking its way up the mountain on the right side of the photo.

Looking south from the summit. This is the trail you follow if you want to go to the "glacier."

Here we are at the summit. Great shot of Dave's head. You can see the triangulation station in the background and the crowds.

Mount Timpanogos

Some high school friends and I climbed Mount Timpanogos the other day. This is a photo on the way up just after sunrise. This was a great hike, but if I ever do it again it will be on a weekday. The trail was very crowded and it was hard to find a place to sit on top.

Here we are on top with Utah County in the background. These photos were actually taken by my friend Rick. I will get mine up later.

Anniversary In Oregon

We went to Oregon for our anniversary. Oregon is awesome -- especially when you pick the one week each year when it doesn't rain. The beach ones are at Cannon Beach. Haystack rock in the background.

Photo taken just seconds before I got a flat tire.

In the Columbia River Gorge. Waterfalls galore!

This is our awesome hotel in Portland.

Portland Rose Gardens.

Japanese gardens. Admission = $9.00 enjoyment = $3.50

Pinnock Mansion. Admission = $8.00 enjoyment = $8.00 (Helen says more like $1.50)

View of Mt. Hood from Pinnock Mansion.

The Zoo

We had a little family outting to the zoo today. No zebras, no bears, no lions, but we did find a few animals.

The forearm on this monkey looks just like my friend Dave's - thickness, vein, and hair.

Adam's Canyon

We had a fun Saturday afternoon in Adam's Canyon. The fall colors were fantastic.

Helen and Mary taking a rest.

I just liked the light on these leaves in a shady spot on the trail.

Looking up. It was a perfect fall day.

Good little hikers.

Cecret Lake

The family and I made our annual hike to Cecret Lake about a week ago. We got a late start so it was crowded and the light was bright and directly overhead. Anyway, the late start gave the rock climbers a chance to get out and on the mountain. Here is a shot of one of the climbers.



The wild flowers were out as well. There were lots, but they were mostly blue and white, with only a few red Indian Paint Brush, so they didn't really pop for the camera.