Morrison Jeep Trail

09/25/2008

Today I took our bishop on a wheeler ride up the Morrison Jeep Trail. I was trying to get him to like me so that he didn't give me a calling that sucks. We'll see if that works or not. Anyway, we had a great time! I popped a tire in two places, broke the front a-arm off the suspension, and about got arrested by ranger Jim... it was a rather successful day! Not to mention I found the new greatest place on earth... Deep Lake. So if you were keeping score at home, that means that I am racking up all the adventure points, and MacGuyver points count triple. I got a lot of MacGuyver points today since I crafted an a-arm for my wheeler out of a tube sock, fishing line and a gum wrapper:) Seriously people. Here are the pics...





This is the greatest place on Earth, Deep Lake. Clark, WY is located at the base of the mountain.

This is the veiw from the top of the world. I am showing you the veiw that doesn't suck. If I turned around and took a picture of the opposite direction it would be Montana!

Here is a familiar view for some. Heart Mountain.

So, if you want to see the greatest place on earth in real life, bring your tube sock, gum wrappers and fishing line and we can MacGuyver our way there.

Eagle Creek

09/20/08

Dad and I had the opportunity to go for a ride on the horses that lasted more than an hour! Not that the other rides weren't good... anyway... so it was a test, a physical test to see how long the old man could go! You know he just had a birthday and it was important to see if he could still swing a leg over a horse and go for more than an hour ride! HA HA

Well here is a picture and I would have to say that I look pretty good... even though I am saying it of myself!

09/21/08

Well Eric has finally convinced me to join the blogging community. He set this site up all by himself and thought that I should help him out so I'll give it a shot. We don't have any kids yet to brag up and show off so I guess our dogs will have to do for now--we think they're pretty great. We took a Sunday drive today and ended up at Lilly Lake which is up Sunlight Basin for those of you who don't know. It was so pretty up there. Fall is my favorite season so I really enjoyed it because all the trees are turning colors and look awesome plus it had rained recently so everything smelled really good. The dogs had a great time at the lake. They took off at mock 8 exploring everything and before we left there wasn't a bush that hadn't been peed on and a track that hadn't been sniffed. We saw some deer on our way into the lake but not much else until our trip home and then we saw a pretty big moose right on the side of the road. It was pretty close but Eric had to get out his beloved binoculars that he got for his birthday (the recent one where he turned "really old") just to make sure they worked properly. We probably looked like a couple of yahoos sitting on the side of the road looking at a moose through binoculars that was only a few yards away. Oh well, we thought it was pretty cool to see every hair on the thing. Later on when it was almost dark we saw a 6 point bull elk coming onto the road but he ducked off and ran down through the trees before I could get the camera out. It was awesome and I got a twinge of what hunting fever must feel like:) Here's some of our favorite pictures from the day.

This was at the top of Dead Indian. The wind was blowing like crazy but calmed down by the time we got to Lily Lake.

This is a view of Pilot's Peak - One of my favorites up Sunlight

The dogs wouldn't sit still for very long for a picture but we did get a couple.

Here's the moose. It looked a lot closer in person

Elk Fork Sept 5, 2008

So, Gina is in town, and that means that we get to hang out and ride horses. That is something that I really love, hanging out with my sister and riding horses. Me and Gina used to go all the time with dad before she was married and before I was married, you remember the days... when you had no worries and nobody to answer to, so all day meant all day. And there was nothing stopping you. Today we rode the Elk Fork trail. One that we have ridden about 1 million times... yet the trail is never boring or old... it always seems fresh and full of change. A lot like me each time I go there. Always changing and always full of life, no matter how dead I seem to the things that are going on around me. I have some really fond memories of that trail, and some memories that are a little painful. Jeff knows what I am talking about. It's a great trail to put the horses into a lope and today was no exception. For those who don't ride horses I hope that you have a release... something that will put your mind at ease and let you forget all about the troubles of this world, how bad your J.O.B. is or how your going to get out of the pickle you got yourself in. One of the things I enjoy the most about going with my dad and whoever else that goes is we always have more dogs than people on the trail. No rabbit is safe from chasing, no bush free from pee and no scent left untraced. It's got to be one of the most enjoyable things you can watch. We always have a "Lewis and Clark" expedition when we go, especially if Brio comes along. The only thing he hears somedays is the drummer in his head telling him to keep on prancing!

Dad finally got all hooked up with the new age products. He had a GPS... although he hasn't used it much, he will really figure out how cool it is when he loads this short trip into the computer and sees all the detail. He also has a new digital camera... so now watch out world... he's gonna be snapping pictures like a kid! HA HA.

I got my hat, got my boots, and got my gun... let's go ride!