I guess that’s actually more due south than southwest, and even a little east.  Grandpa Bird and I took some time to go see some sights, and had a pretty good time doing it.  We were able to see Mesa Verde, which I’ve always felt is under-appreciated as a National Park.  On the flip side, [...]

Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Zach
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We went out to dig for topaz, but it was hard. One had to hammer things. Still, we did some nice driving around out there in the Great Basin.
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Posted on April 14th, 2008 by Zach
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I took the kids to the museum at Hill Air Force Base a couple of weeks ago.  It was an attempt to buy Kathleen some time to nap or do chores.  They behaved pretty well on the drive to Ogden, and then we had fun looking at all the planes.  This picture shows Isaac and [...]

Posted on April 9th, 2008 by Zach
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Isaac and I took a little hike together today up above Alta, to Cecret Lake.  He was a great hiker, going up the whole way and about a third of the way back before he was worn out.  The trip up and back is under two miles, but the kid is only three, so [...]

Posted on October 12th, 2007 by Zach
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Well, here’s a snap I took of [tag]Deseret Peak[/tag]. It’s a very nice mountain out in the Stansbury range west of Salt Lake City. For those who are interested, it’s one of the ultra prominence peaks in the US, which makes it an interesting mountain for peak baggers. The area is excellent [...]

Posted on August 31st, 2006 by Zach
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