Since Bree hadn’t ever seen a lot of the main attractions at Zion National Park, our shuttle ride down the canyon included a stop at Weeping Rock. Weeping Rock has a notoriously short walk to the rock ledge which drips a continuous flow of water from the rock. The rock is fine for a visit, […]
In an effort to cheat the cold weather which is looming ever more ominously as we near the end of fall, Bree and I have made it a tradition to take a camping trip in Southern Utah toward the end of the season. This year, we decided to take a weekend at Zion National Park […]
One of the greatest things about living where we live (and my parents living where they live) is that we can cruise on up to their house pretty much exclusively on a paved bike trail. On one such day Bree and I rode up to their house for dinner. As we rode, we approached a […]
After waking up today and preparing my lesson for gospel doctrine, Bree and I both got ready for church, brainstorming ideas for our next big adventure. As we walked out the door, Bree took one look at me and with a big eye roll gave me a “not again”. Ever since we got married, we […]
We have now been back from Europe longer than we were gone. When we first arrived at home, we would catch ourselves looking at our blog in order to remind ourselves that we actually did go. It seriously felt like we had never left. Now, however, three months later, it seems appropriate and prudent to […]
We woke up early Sunday morning after a light drizzle and fairly cold night not far from Jenny Lake at Grand Teton National Park. The morning was crisp, and we were excited to go for a short hike and drive before heading home to get ready for another grand week of work. I was not […]
Ben: Bree and I have been talking about escaping for a weekend in the Grand Tetons ever since we have returned from our dirt trip. With the weather turning colder and the campsites within the Grand Teton National Park closing up for the year, we had one more chance before the snow rendered our visit […]
Bree: Our adjustment to being home has been anything but smooth and with every passing day we wonder how we fit in in our old lives, or whether we really do at all. While we debate what our next move should be, we’ve been seeking weekend adventures wherever we can find them, so when we […]
Now that we have been back for exactly two months, I finally got around to putting together a slideshow. I was asked to talk a little bit about my trip and show a slideshow at work (it was only fair given how well they worked with me in letting me take 90 days of leave). […]
It is Labor Day once again – and for the second year in a row that means spending some time with Bree’s extended family at their cabin near Brian Head Ski Resort. We were so enamored with Kanarra Canyon last year that we decided to spend Saturday morning hiking up the beautiful slot. We were […]
By the time I’d been back to work for just two weeks, I was headed off to the company river rafting trip down Cataract Canyon. River rafting has been a company event every year for the past three years, but for a variety of reasons this was the first year I was able to attend. […]
After a successful morning at the REI garage sale, where I scored a sweet pair of Vibram toe shoes for half price, I was set on trying them out on some real man-terrain. Colton, Miara, and Bree wanted to go and do something interesting and preferably wet due to the heat, so we settled on […]