Labor Day Weekend GETAWAY - Day Four & A Farewell To Summer

Our final day away brought more of THIS

HERE

and on the way back home a small hike in Provo Canyon.


And now a farewell to summer.
THIS summer was our first at THE cabin.
And it made our summer a GREAT one.

Thanks to my oldest brother and his family
and the BOAT they purchased,
we did a lot of THIS



and THIS





and this



at Starvation Reservoir,
located just a few miles away from THE cabin.

THE cabin has been a wonderful place to getaway to.

Up here there are

NO telephones
NO television and
NO internet

Just LOTS of land for boys to discover
AMAZING stars and
BEAUTIFUL sunsets

Now we are looking forward
to what the other seasons are going to be like
at our new FAVORITE getaway spot.

Labor Day Weekend GETAWAY - Day Three

We awoke Sunday morning well rested,
as we all slept much better at the CABIN.


It was the sabbath and having no churchy clothes
with which to attend any local meetings
we decided to take a DRIVE around Northeastern Utah
to get to know the area better
since that is where the CABIN resides.

On our drive we saw signs of FALL on the hill sides,


we stopped to see and walk around the Vernal Temple,


and we drove through many little towns
like UPALCO, that surround the area.


Later that night as the sun began to set
we had a fire and smores, YUM.

Labor Day Weekend GETAWAY - Day Two

Our morning started out with a cooked meal
by the camping chief extraordinaire.
He insists on having GOOD breakfasts when camping
and that always includes his favorite, BACON.
So I let him do the cookin'.


After packing up camp, we drove to
Upper Stillwater Dam for a family friendly hike.

But we didn't take the easy way
no, we had to take...

The Road Less Traveled.

Yes it is the scenic route,
but it is less traveled for a reason.

It takes longer to get there,
and tends to be a little (no a lot) more bumpy.

Not to mention it looks like a one lane road
however it is NOT.

We almost crashed with one other vehicle
and at least two ATV's.

How come there aren't warnings
like these ever mentioned on the road maps.

Certain roads are keyed as a SCENIC ROUTE
but these roads are also the...

-could easily drive off the edge route
-could crash into ATV's going way too fast route
-could easily distract you with all the beautiful scenery route
-could go insane from the the children getting sick of the winding road route

Needless to say we reached our destination
and despite the trail being very popular for hikers on horseback,
(and thus having to stay clear of all the horse poop)
it was a nice family hike
and it felt wonderful to be outside
enjoying all the beautiful things that were created for us.

I don't know why
but being outdoors in the mountains
always makes me feel closer to my Heavenly Father
and for that I am always grateful.

Labor Day Weekend GETAWAY - Day One

As soon as the kids were dismissed from school
and dropped off by the bus, we packed up the car
(more like crammed it FULL)
to get going on our trip. Because of the late start
we decided to eat dinner on the way.
A treat for the kids!

The first night was spent camping.
We knew we wanted to camp in the Uintas
near where we were going to hike the next day,
but we hadn't reserved any camping spots. After two hours of driving,
we found a campground and a place to pitch our tent for the night.

And even though they were not too enthusiastic about it,
the boys cooperated with their dad on setting up the tent.


Meanwhile little Miss M decided to climb on her new surroundings.
Because that is what she is into right now,
climbing on anything and everything.


And together
the youngest two enjoyed exploring
our new sleeping quarters.