Day 1: Bryce Canyon On Thursday of our fall break Manina and the kids made the four-hour drive down to Bryce Canyon. Jake and I would drive down separately later that evening. The girls (and Drew) stopped for lunch and met Rachel and Spencer and their family, with whom we would be spending the long …
Category Archives: Travel
Timpanogos Summit Hike
Manina has wanted to climb Mount Timpanogos for quite some time. I have been up there several times with my scout troops, but never just with her. So, we decided to make a date out of it. I took the day off on Friday to hike it with her. We sent all the kids off …
Orderville Canyoneering Adventure
Remember back in 2008 when I did the Narrows hike? Yeah, it’s been a while. Ever since being released as scoutmaster about a year ago, I’ve missed going on big adventures. Sure, we just went on a Labor Day hike with the family, and I took the big kids backpacking this summer, but I was …
Labor Day Lofty Lake Loop Hike
For Labor Day we decided to head up into the Uinta mountains and go for a family hike. I did the hike last year with my brother Eli and his dog, Bert (short for Albert Einstein). So, I knew what to expect and where to go. We didn’t have any plans for the holiday, so …
Finishing Summer Strong…in Bear Lake
We weren’t anticipating another trip this summer. Summer was winding down. Then our good friends (and relatives), the Rowberry’s invited us to go to Bear Lake with them and Nicol family. We couldn’t turn that offer down. So we booked a cabin and went to Bear Lake for four nights the week before school started. …
Grove Creek backpacking with the kids
Last year, I took Katelyn and Megan backpacking up American Fork canyon. This year, we brought Jacob and Claire along with us too. We were also joined by the Rowberry family. My Uncle Greg and I were out talking one night and he expressed some interest in exploring the trails just east of the Pleasant …
G’ma Ria’s Visit to Utah
We were so grateful to have Grandma Ria come and visit us again this year. We love her visits and wish we could see her more often. We did our usual things. It is kind of a tradition to go to Krispy Kreme, have a cookout in the canyon, get shaved ice, and several other …
Fathers and Families Camping Trip
I wanted to go camping again, but this time with the entire family. So, I talked it over with a few folks, and eventually found several neighbors to come along. We called it the “Fathers and Families Camp” since the official ward “Fathers and Sons Camp” is next weekend. The Hunters, Bergerons, and Rowberrys all …
2016 Spring Break Family Trip: San Diego
We spent our week of spring break in southern California (along with 50 percent of the school district). We had a great time overall and wanted to record our adventure for our memories.
First Weekend of Spring Camping Trip
This last weekend Manina was out-of-town at yet another girls trip. Jacob, Megan, and Katelyn had a church “mini-mission” activity that would keep them busy (and supervised) all Friday night and most of the day on Saturday. I was home with just Claire, Drew, and Ellie. So, instead of sitting around and playing on iPods …
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