May 31 2009
A huge old lift tower rises into the sky at a mine above Eureka in the Tintic Mining District. Photo: (c) 2009 Tom Kelly Living in Utah gives us incredible diversity thanks to the geography. When the summer heat arrives, you head up into the mountains to cool off. And when it’s still a bit [...]
May 30 2009
Zachary runs Kane Creek on the road up to Hurrah Pass in early April. It all seems innocent enough, running the Jeep through the creek. But a group of Jeepers saw the power of mother nature over Memorial Day weekend outside of Moab, as a flash flood poured down Kane Creek destroying two of three [...]
May 21 2009
The Adriatic coast has long been a favorite of ours, starting with trips to Slovenia in the ’90s and then Croatia. It’s a step back to old world Europe with a modern twist as the former Yugoslav republics became new nations, surviving a horrific war and now modernizing. The Croatian coastline is almost entirely sheltered [...]
May 17 2009
She had to be looking down and having a little laugh to see the small gathering of her friends this past Sunday at the Red Pine trailhead, high in the Uinitah Mountains. Friday, May 15, would have been Linda Johnson’s 60th birthday, and if given the choice, it probably would have been celebrated quietly, taking [...]
May 12 2009
We started a new tradition on Mother’s Day – brunch on the deck. It was a wonderful, warm spring day and our first official meal on the deck, with friends and mothers gathering for a fabulous spread. Carole’s new summer tablecloths and wonderful curtains around the ramada made their debut.
May 01 2009
In a way, it was a sad day. It will be 21 years next month that our organization decided to move from Colorado Springs to Park City. For some insane reason, I wasn’t keen on the move. It was the eve of our wedding and everyone was finally set on moving to Colorado. But we [...]