Thursday, July 8, 2010

4th of July – Uinta Trip

 

The annual 4th of July trip to the Uinta’s was a success!  Matt left early with the kids on Thursday to find a sweet spot before it got too crowded.  I drove up later that night with my Mom.  On the way up the canyon a huge bull moose crossed the road right in front of us.  It wasn’t in much of a hurry as it stopped right in front of the car.  It was way fun to see.  We put on about 100 miles of country mountain roads over the weekend.  We saw tons of animals and lots of beautiful vistas.  We’re so grateful for this beautiful country we live in and for the opportunity we have to explore it.  We’re grateful for the people that gave us that right. 

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Pappa Kurt came up as well.  The boys loved riding with him because they got to drive the 4 wheeler. 

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The Ranger once again was a huge hit :)

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The boys thought it was cool to take over their dad’s chair as they kicked back and relaxed.

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We saw our friends the billy goats again on the Duschene Bluff.  We are always amazed at how those animals maneuver down the steep cliffs and slopes.

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Lunch time at the top of  ‘Ricky’s Bowl’…

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Our cute little boys!  They were so good the whole trip.

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Here’s all the kids!

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Saturday night we drove down the valley to Matt’s future retirement town, Oakley, Utah.  (He swears he will live there one day)  We’ve lost track of how many years we’ve been going to this 4th of July rodeo, but it never gets old.  We met up with Grandpa Scott and Uncle Scooter and Aunt B.  Everybody was decked in their cowboy getup’ except for Matt, who has the gear, but forgot to bring it. 

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Fireworks ended up the evening and we headed for the hills to finish out the vacation.

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2 comments:

foxie4 said...

Fun times! Your boys are good looking cowboys!! We love the 4th of July. I saw matt last night driving the ranger around the town (i was walking at night).

Joey and Nettifer said...

awesome! You guys had a blast! Love all the fun that you do. I tried to get tickets this year to my favorite rodeo down in Oakley but of course to late and sold out. Glad you guys got to see it!