coyote gulch

Over Memorial Day Weekend we went on a back packing trip
to a place called Coyote Gulch.

THIS TRIP I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
It is absolutely beautiful and not extreamly strenuous!

There are Indian Ruins, arches, waterfalls, river and a confluence of two rivers...

Beautiful!

Just take a look!

Here's your sign!

This summer I have been on the look out for

the most outrageous signs lurking around any
random corner! here's what I've got so far!

Feel Free To LAUGH!

Slideshow!

Zions or Bust!

In the middle of July we took a few days off of work and went on a much needed adventure. We went backpacking in Zions to a place called Parunaweap. Stacy and Jake came with us (Corie's sister and brother-in-law). We drove all night on Thursday after work and got to the BLM land just outside of Zions around midnight. On Friday Morning we went into Zions and started our journey.

When we arrived to our destination for the night we were right by the East Fork of the Virgin River and set up camp. We were happy, to say the least, to get our bodies wet after that strenuous hike!

The next day we did a day hike to a slot canyon called "Fat Man's Misery" this was the highlight of the whole trip. This slot canyon was full of many cavernous rooms and as we went into each room there was either a large drop, a repel or a waterfall to get to it. It was awesome!

At the end of the day hike we spent some time rolling and exfoliating in the mud!

This was Stacy's first attempt at backpacking and boy did we pick a hard one for her, but she did awesomely! We all had a really great time!

Grand Lake,CO

This year, Mike's family didn't do the usual Beach Trip. Instead, we went on a trip to Grand Lake, Colorado. It was so much fun, and the scenery there was SO beautiful. We stayed in a really nice cabin right by Rocky Mountain National Forest. You know you're in true wilderness when elk and moose walk by when you're eating dinner on the deck!








One day, we went on a short hike to the highest point in the National Park. We got up to 2.3 miles above sea level! Needless to say, the air was a lot thinner up there!



Mike found his "inner-fisherman" and found a new found interest in fly-fishing. He found one stream that was of particular interest and fished there for hours cathing fish every once in a while, but getting bites the entire time! Truly it was the most pristine and beautiful fishing spot EVER!
We also toured the town of Grand Lake, went horse back riding, read, relaxed and spent many hours puting together this lovely 1000 piece puzzle of time square in New York City!

We had a great time!