Monday, December 28, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
A Great Thanksgiving
We had a great Thanksgiving day this year. It was very low key and chill. Hope yours was great!
Elias after a big feast!
Grandpa and Elias playing games.
His New Face!!!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Ranchgiving 2009
Every year we try to go down to the ranch in early November to have what we call Ranchgiving. This year the whole family was there (except Linz).
Turkey and Hiking, what a weekend.
Beautiful Sunset from Cow pie rock!
Elias loves the sound of running water and the new textures of sand and dirt.
He was in paradise!
Digging in the dirt
He would pick up a hand full and let it pour out of his hand.
He cried when we picked him up out of the dirt.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
A Halloween Night
We had such a fun Halloween night we saw a little....
Skeleton...
a Mad Scientist with a Cat....
a Vampire Bat and Goofy in Pajamas.
Hooray for Halloween!!
Thanksgiving here we come.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
October Winterland
Our fall trip with winter weather.
Newly fallen snow on the Tetons... there is nothing like fresh snow to get you excited to go skiing... even if it is only October.
Amazing isn't it...
Some of the wildlife... we saw buffalo, elk, and a mama bear with her two cubs...
Bundled up at Old Faithful...
Old Faithful.
The trip was short, sweet, and cold... but we loved every minute of it... can't wait till next time.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
For the Grandmas
To the best Grandmas around . . . We love you . . . How could we manage without you.
Friday, September 25, 2009
For those of you who just don't understand!
I just wrapped up my ninth season working for Western River Expeditions.
It seems like every time I finish a river season I get a load of questions from my non-river friends.
They always wonder why I do the work I do. Many people just don't under stand why I keep going back year after year.
For anyone who has ever been to the rim of Grand Canyon, you have seen the grandeur of what has taken millions of years to create. For many people in this world it is a life time goal just to look in from the rim. Few people in this world get the chance to hike or raft through the bottom of the canyon, and only a fewer get to call it home.
I spent 3 of my first 9 years working in Moab. I ran Cat, Deso, and West Water. I have run 6 full seasons in Grand Canyon. In those 6 years I have logged close to 600 days living in the bottom of the canyon. Thats almost 2 full years living in Grand Canyon.
Words will never do justice to why I love my job, so here are a couple of my favorite things.
Looking down into the furnace flats from North Rim.
Leigh and I at the head waters of Thunder River. You can see where the water comes right out of the rock.
Leigh and I on an epic side hike to the Tabernacle. (Thanks again MP)
The Nankoweap granaries. (you can see our camp by the river)
My Boat (home away from home)
Vasey's Paradise
Deer Creek Patio (might be my favorite spot in the canyon)
Being able to take family down and share the canyon with them!
Big white water! (this is a 37 foot boat)
More big white water.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Pool Party!!
We had a blast playing in Aunt Mabel's pool. Elias swimming with his Dad, he's a little fish.
Cousin Maddie May from New York enjoying the water and the desert sun.
Greg, Elias, and Gwen hiding in the shade.
It was so much fun seeing everyone in St.George...keep us posted on happenings in Angola and New York!!Thursday, August 6, 2009
Camping at the Lake.
Pauly and Tippy invited us to spend the night boating at Strawberry. It was the second night sleeping out this year for Elias and he was a champ. I hope he is always that good when we camp. We had such a blast, thanks for the great trip guys. It was fun to have the whole Newty Clan in the boat.
Elias is ready to go boating in his first (but not last) PFD!
Our beautiful camp at the lake.
Sunset at the lake.
First time on a water ski in 12 years!
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