My Summer Summary

Too much has happened this summer for me to catch up in multiple posts. I have decided to pick out one photo per event that shows how busy I was and how much fun I had. My summer was great because of the people who I spent it with.


I visited and got to really know my last surviving grandparent


Krystal and I made and sold quite a few wands at Springville Art City Days


I volunteered my telescope for an astronomy festival in Bryce Canyon


I went tumbling with friends


I celebrated the final film in the Harry Potter stories


I hosted a few BBQ's to keep the summers real


Completed a few projects to keep the apartment comfortable


Made good use of my Dads paddle boards


Visiting James and Colin is always a high priority


We went down to Vegas for Mandi and Seths first competition together.

Brandon Flowers, Right Behind you

I found this gem on youtube this morning. He is still my favorite modern day song writer and I hope he continues to give me hope for real meaning in music.

Snow Canyon and Gunlock Reservoir

I found out that I had two days off of work in a row this week so Mandi and I decided to make the best of it. Although it would be raining in most of the parks in Utah, we found out the weather would be nice down in St. George. Most of the campsites were full in the area so we had to camp in an overflow group site in Snow Canyon. It rained a little bit in the day but we were still able to get a short hike in on the butterfly trail.
The next morning we woke up hoping to stay one more night in Snow Canyon but the overflow was booked by a group. So we headed 20 miles over to the gunlock campgrounds and found that there were tons of spots open. The park ranger from Snow said that Gunlock was very primitive camping. Give me a break. We had bathrooms near by, a fire pit and a picknick table. That's more than enough. The lake was pretty and the dam made for some great waterfalls on the red rock. We headed back over to Snow Canyon and did some more hiking during the day on the white rock and lava flows trails. Here are some photos from our trip.

Clark Planetarium

Mandi and I went up to the Clark Planetarium over the weekend and had a chance to watch the Hubble 3D movie. Pretty inspiring. We walked around and looked at all of the exhibits and went out for ice cream. Here are some photos. Enjoy!