E*S*M*A*E*A: July 2012

Friday, July 27, 2012

Fishing Trip

A few weeks ago we had the totally fun pleasure of keeping some cousins with us, Troy and Aidan.

While they were with us we hiked Fletcher Trail and went to a fun Independence Day party and saw great Vegas style fireworks

After a day of cooking and prep work, (with a stop at the water park to expel a little energy) we headed to White Bridge Campground, just outside of Panguitch Utah, for some fishing!

After a totally great day fishing in the rain...everyone who cared, made a catch, even me! Eric had been called to work in Provo the next morning, so after our fish fry, we all piled back into the truck and headed North.

To combat boredom and to keep us out of the hotel and off the TV, we hit up the local Farmers Market.

After we had had our fill of food, fun, and treasure hunting, we headed over to the Sons of the Utah Pioneers and Daughters of the Utah Pioneers museums.

Who knows, maybe there is some relation!

You know what I like about this picture? I imagine this family, the mother with 3 young children, gathering to have this photograph taken, possibly having lost the father and husband for the remainder of this life and making sure that his picture hangs in the background, above them all, symbolically looking over them from the other side.

After a pleasant whirlwind of a holiday, we all climbed back into the truck and headed back to Vegas, stopping for just a moment to drop our cool cousins off at Grandma Saint Sandy's home so they could go home to their parents!

Hiking Fletcher Trail

The loveliness of nature.

This summer we've taken up the outdoor activity of hiking. Mainly as a way to prepare for Eric, Morgan and Abby to prepare for deer hunting this Autumn.

While there isn't a whole lot of options that are easily accessible to us here in Las Vegas, we do have one nice little jewel, Mt Charleston. At a solid 30 degrees cooler up there, it's a wonderful place to get away to for a couple of hours in the evening.

And there is the added benifit of getting a little exercise.

But I think my favorite part about Mt Charleston is the smells.

Everything is so much cleaner up there.

The pine trees fill the air with the most wonderful aroma.

If only you could smell a picture...

I really must give my husband all the credit for keeping us going back.

He's been the one to say "Everyone one in the truck."

Eric and Abby went on ahead on this trip, while Emma, Abraham and I walked a little slower...it's eaier to explore that way. Morgan was on her Trek, so she wasn't able to join us.