Manina and I have been wanting to hike Kings Peak for a while now. We put a date on the calendar at the beginning of the summer, and have been doing lots of hikes to get ready. Here is our trip report: Day 1: To Painter Basin We got a later start than we wanted …
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2019 Cryer Family Reunion
We’ve had scheduling conflicts the last few reunions, but we had this one booked well ahead of time. This year we went to YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado. It was right next to Rocky Mountain National Park and there was a lot of fun things to do. Here are some quick highlights.
Hike to First and Second Hamongog
Just north of our house there is a hike that has been on my list for a while. So on Saturday, we decided to cross it off our list. It’s a difficult out-and-back hike just over 7 miles long with 2500+ ft. of elevation gain. Here’s our Gaia GPS data. When we proposed this as …
Family backpacking to Silver Lake
Manina and I have a goal to do a big backpacking trip later this year, so we targeted this weekend to do a practice run. We wanted to dial in our gear, try a couple meals, and see what works and what doesn’t. We had enough gear and our kids were all game, so we …
Labyrinth Canyon Canoe Trip
Drew and I just finished up a spectacular adventure. Drew’s scout troop decided to do a four-day canoe trip down Labyrinth Canyon of the Green River as their big summer camping trip. Here is the full trip report: Tuesday We met at Scoutmaster Ben Forstner’s house at 6am with all our gear. Drew and I …
San Diego Girls Getaway 2019
What a great and very quick getaway. It was fun to celebrate Sister Johnson’s birthday in San Diego and then to spend a day running, snuggling babies, shopping, eating and a catching a quick movie with one of my faves. I am lucky to have such great people in my life. via Instagram
Meadow Hot Springs 2019 Edition
After Gary and Kathy caught their plane back to Alaska, we packed up and went on a quick camping trip. We decided to head down to the Meadow hot springs, recreating a memory from nearly five years ago. Claire got to bring along her friend Andie and Ellie invited Izzy, so our car was full …
Drew’s First Scout Campout
Drew was pretty excited to attend his first scout campout. He even skipped a soccer game to attend, so that should tell you something. We drove out to Lone Rock out west of Grantsville. I’ve never been to that site before, but it was a pretty good spot in the early spring. The drive out …
SoCal 2019 – San Diego
After our great time at Disneyland, we decided to extend our vacation a few more days and go visit our favorite missionaries. Elder Mike Johnson and Sister Jan Johnson are serving a military-relations mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Diego. They’ve only serving for about a month, but we …
SoCal 2019 – Disneyland
Doing an unexpectedly big hike the day before tackling Disneyland with a 3-day park hopper pass might not be the best strategy. Nevertheless, we were up and ready early Monday morning. We drove our car and did the $25 all-day valet parking at Tony Romas right by the park entrance. It was very convenient, and …
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