Sunday, August 23, 2009

Blanding: Basecamp to Adventure

We spent the past week in Blanding, UT, where my dad grew up. He and mom live there each summer and we love to visit. Dad grows an awesome garden . . .
We rented ATVs and drove up to Mom and Dad's 40 acres on the mesa north of town.


A few of the brave, hardworking ones spent an afternoon picking four bushels of free peaches from an orchard Dad heard about in Colorado. The rest went home and played card games. Slackers!

One the way home from picking peaches we saw five beautiful bucks, like this one.


Grayson's sharp eyes saw this horned toad while we were out hiking.


Tired boys at the hotel on the way home. Notice the pillows between them to ensure each stayed on their own side.
We made so many memories this summer. Still, we're glad to be home . . . our own "basecamp to adventure!"

3 comments:

Julie Broadbent said...

Awwww...I miss my other boys. Bryce was fabulous - and I can hardly sleep without him here. I can't wait to see G & E. Glad you guys had a great time and are home safe!

Debbie said...

That looks like a great trip. Yum - fresh picked peaches sound wonderful.

We've used that same technique in our family - of the pillows between people in a hotel bed.

Connie said...

That looks like a lot of fun! If you're grandparents are from Blanding, they probably know my husband's family. His grandmother grew up there (her maiden name is Harris). Anyway, it's great to see you all doing well!