You wake up on a winter morning and pull up the shade, and what lay there the evening before is no longer there—the sodden gray yard, the dog droppings, the tire tracks in the frozen mud, the broken lawn chair you forgot to take in last fall. All this has disappeared overnight, and what you [...]
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Sudden Snow
Posted in nature on November 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I summited Mt. Timpanogos today.
Posted in God, Utah, emotions, nature, prayer on September 26, 2009 | 13 Comments »
When 2009 began, I had a handful of goals, and number 1 was: “Climb Mt. Olympus in Salt Lake City, perhaps also Mt. Timpanogos.” I have successfully completed that goal. I summited Mt. Olympus on 7-18-09 at 9,026 ft. above sea level, and Mt. Timpanogos TODAY at 11,749 ft. above sea level. I know that [...]
all-church camp-out: Pine Cliff
Posted in God, Utah, family, music, nature on September 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Holladay UCC has an annual camp-out weekend, and I was blessed to be a part of it these past few days. I have found a church family. I enjoyed getting to know so many new people, of all different ages. We shared meals together, went on a hike together, sang songs together…. I can’t wait [...]
Grandeur Peak and rattlesnakes
Posted in Utah, family, nature on August 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The route to the top brought with it a few ominous signs, as we saw two snakes in the brush—one tiny, but the other very large with a rattle at the end. When we got to the summit, I saw a long snake a few feet away. It was beige with dark markings. I grabbed [...]
Charles and Liz visit!
Posted in Utah, family, nature on August 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My brother Charles and his fiancee Elizabeth are spending the weekend with me. We hiked to Cecret Lake today (taking the longer route instead of riding the shuttle van) and ate a nice picnic lunch together.
Here’s Charles teaching Liz about water:
Check out the beached-whale-looking animal behind us:
We couldn’t believe our luck—three moose in a row!
The [...]
Lake Blanche hike
Posted in Utah, nature on August 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
hike to Scout Falls via Timpooneke
Posted in Utah, nature on August 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The last official summer hike with the Mt. Olympus Presbyterian group…sniffle sniffle. We went out with a bang, though, on a gorgeous hike up American Fork Canyon, on the same trail that takes you to the summit of Mt. Timpanogos.
This hike had some trusted staples—aspens, wildflowers, and a creek. We met several hikers with dogs [...]
Cecret Lake again!
Posted in Utah, food, friendship, nature on August 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Went to Cecret Lake again, with a different group of Mt. Olympus Presbyterians. I want to go on this hike once more before summer’s over—when my brother and his fiancee visit. I figure it’s a pretty easy hike, and during their visit they won’t have much time to adjust to the high altitude, so easier [...]
and from the flowing fountain, drink everlasting Love
Posted in Utah, emotions, money, music, nature on August 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have so much to look forward to. Everyone raves about the hikes in autumn—with all the aspen leaves turning gold—and I’ve already seen fall’s multicolored landscape of the mountain slopes, even from my vantage point off any hiking trails. Then they rave about snowshoeing in the winter, which I would love to try. I [...]
Broads Fork to stream crossing
Posted in Utah, nature on August 3, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Yesterday I went on a hike with the Mt. Olympus Presbyterian hiking group and my missionary friend Jamie, whom you met in my March 21 post. We hiked in Big Cottonwood Canyon, from Broads Fork to the stream crossing. The trail wasn’t as beautiful as recent ones this church group has done (especially Catherine’s Pass, [...]
