Scout Falls and More

The rained-out hike of Wednesday the 8th was rescheduled for Saturday 11 July. We traveled back up Timpanogos to the Timpooneke Trail Head. (Interestingly, everyone pronounces it Tim-pan-ookie, but I have learned after nearly seven decades, that is wrong.) Our destination was Scout Falls. The hike was beautiful, but slightly crowded, being a Saturday and all. That evening we had the whole family for burgers, potato salad, and baked beans. Uncle's family joined us for this last fling before the Hastings headed back to Reno. After dinner, the gang finished Max's food tour with a stop at Sodalicious on one last canal walk.

 The hikers

 The trail without rain this time

 Headed onward and upward

 A glimpse of the peaks

 A shady stop

 Indian paintbrush

 "You can tell they are aspens because of the way they are."

 A window through the trees

 The wildflowers along the trail were beautiful

 The upper part of the hike was awash with springs and creeks

 Water gushing on every side

 ATH and DAT

 The view back at the backside of the mountains

 of the Salt Lake City canyons

 Lucy's photo of Scout Falls

 Anna's photo of a grateful hiker who can still get up the

trail after some icky knee issues not all that long ago

 Dersey on the rocks

 Back down at the trail head

Headed back to the valley-o

 The boydeboys gave Uncle Phil some much-needed help

 The last big fling

 The final installment of food_tour_2015

The last canal walk

The Reno cousins ready to depart for home

Auntie Katy keeps the tradtition alive

This was another great day. It was a fun and exciting month, but Sunday morning, the Hastings headed home to Reno and we were left with a very quiet and lonely house. Sadly, that's all for now.

OXO

D.

Friday Fun

On Friday 10 July, the gang all went to see the Minions movie. That evening we had dinner with the Dinner Group at Christopherson's. Stan and Sharon Miller are recently returned from Hungary and it was good to see them. Allen and Nancy Ostergar told us that they have been called to be Presidents of the Provo City Center Temple. That is great news because I feel a connection to that building and I feel a connection to them as well.

 The whole gang at the flicker pictures

 The Millers; photo credit: Phil Freestone

Media announcement of the call

There is still more to report, but that's all for now.

OXO

D.

Hogle Zoo, Food Truck Roundup, and Gale-Force Winds

On Thursday 9 July we made a pilgrimage to Hogle Zoo by way of Les Schwab Tires, where they had buy-one-get-one-free coupons for admission. That evening, we were excused from SNAP and went with the family to the Food Truck Roundup for supper. It was tasty fare, at least my killer grilled-cheese sandwich was. Later in the evening we walked the canal just as HUGE winds began to kick in. We dashed to avoid having large limbs fall on our head and the girls became quite frenetic in their attempts to avoid danger and reach home.

Tailgate picnic at the zoo

Ready for a train ride

Entering the bridge over Emigration Creek

Looking at lions

Looking for elephants

Enjoying the misting machine

This is my favorite part of the zoo: Asian Highlands

A lovely cool spot for some ice-cream refreshment

I love the architecture

These girls are in peacock-avoidance mode

The troops gathered at the Food Truck Roundup

Wicked-awesome grilled cheese!

Something more dessert like

The family "table"

Anders and Courtney were our hosts

We stopped by Uncle Pippy's to see how his patio was progressing

These girls were going crazy in the gale-force winds (ATH was

concerned she might lose her toupee)

 The same girlies running like crazy toward home where the
rainbow appears to end

This was a fun day, but that's all for now.

OXO

D.

Not a Complete Waste

On Wednesday 8 July, we made an attempt at a hike up the Timpooneke trail on the backside of Mount Timpanogos. It was, however, a rainy morning and we simply enjoyed the incredible beauty of the Alpine Loop in the rain instead of hiking.

Aspens in the rain

Shrouded Timp as we descended toward the Timpooneke trailhead

The start of the trail

Glorious wild flowers in the rain

The North Fork of the American Fork River

A rainy vista of American Fork Canyon from above

This turned out be a real sensory treat in spite of the weather; maybe because of the weather. That's all for now.

OXO

D.