Bear Lake Trip

Cindy and I took a short two day trip to Bear Lake. On the way up Logan Canyon there were a couple of areas where we had to stop because of road construction. One place was right along the Logan River before the Logan Cave. It was a beautiful scene to sit and wait at.

We made it to the Sunrise Campground and were lucky enough to find a great spot to pull the tent trailer into. We read books and then decided to go for a early evening hike at the Limber Pine trail which was just a short distance from the campground.

The wild flowers were in bloom and it made the trail enjoyable to see all the different colors. We even saw some Sego Lillys.

We made it to the Limber Pine area and stood by one of the older trees which is over 580 years old.























We then continued on and came across a portion of the path that looked so picturesque it just invited you to continue.

We then came to an overlook where you could see Bear Lake.

We made it back to camp, played a mean game of scrabble and then went to bed.
The next day was our exploration day. We first went to Minnetonka Cave. We were lucky that we got right in because there were just the two of us. We climbed the 888 stairs  inside the cave and saw the wonderful formations created by the water dissolving the rocks and then dripping to leave the material behind.

The next stop was the Paris Ice Caves. This was two canyons to the north . It was so interesting to see that inside the cave was a frozen ice floor and then ice columns that went from floor to ceiling. The light would shine through the ice to create a glow in the ice. The ice caves are formed by winter cold being trapped in the cave and heat can not make its way into the cave.

From there we did a tour of the Paris Tabernacle. It began construction in 1884 and was completed in 1889. It is an amazing structure when you consider what they had to work with in its construction.

After the tour we went to the north shore and played in the water for a little bit and then it was time for dinner back at the camp ground. It was a pretty fun day.

The Happy together tour

We went to a concert with our friends the Muellers on the 9th of July at the Sandy amphitheater.

The name of the concert was the Happy Together and it was a collection of several top singers of the 60's. As you can imagine they are a little older now as well as the group that came together that night to listen to them. The singers were in their 60's and early 70's just like most of the audience but it was sure fun.

First it was Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys. Top song -This Diamond Ring. Other claim to fame- His dad was comedian Jerry Lewis.

 



Next up was Mark Lindsey of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Top songs- Kicks, Cherokee Nation

He was followed by Gary Puckett of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. Top Songs- Woman, Young Girl















Next was Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night.. Top songs- Eli's Coming, Joy to the World, etc

The last act was "Flo and Eddie" of the Turtles- Top Songs Happy Together, Elenor

After two and a half hours of rockers.... oh wait that was rock and roll, the show came to an end. It was great and the kids weren't around to say "Dad change the channel". Oh to be back in the 60's. Wait two more years and I will be in the 60's!

4th of July Celebrations

Our family likes to celebrate the holiday for more than one day. We started on the 3rd with the traditional Jennings gathering in Logan. We started off with a picnic at Willow Park. We had almost all the aunts and uncles and cousins there who were within 100 miles. It was a good gathering. Some of the younger men played ultimate frezbie and ended up drenched in sweat because it was so hot.

From there we left to go up to USU and watch the program and fireworks. This year they had an ABBA tribute band play. They were really good and had lots of people dancing in the aisles.

As you can see they even had the appearance down in their dress and hair. Then it was the fireworks. Pictures do not do it justice but they were great.

 This picture is what fireworks look like through prismatic glasses. Some people in front of us had some and shared with us.

Afterwards we assemble at the Durango for watermelon and to let the traffic leave. The girls also decided to do their own chorus line. One, two, three, kick...

Carlin and her family were going to be moving to Huston Texas in a few weeks so this was also an opportunity to say good bye.

The next morning was a parade down Harrisville Road. Payton got her bike decorated and was at the front of the pack as they went down the road. Connor was a little slower and not quite sure if he liked it, but he did enjoy the candy.

There was a breakfast afterwards and then we relaxed for the day until evening. We went to a picnic at Nancy's while some went to other places. We met again at Farr West for their fireworks that evening. Kind of looks like a drive-in theater doesn't it?

The next couple of nights we had quick storms in the evening which helped cool things down from the constant 100 degree weather. They left their own light show with some beautiful sunsets.

June weekend with friends

We spent the last weekend with friends at Bear Lake. We first meet at Firehouse Pizza in Logan. From there we drove to the Pickleville Playhouse at Bear Lake. We planned this gathering to see "Juanto Bandito Rides Again". We love this character. He is so funny and comes up with some pretty good one liners during the show. After the play we went to Mike and Gayle Dalpias' cabin which was about an hour drive southwest of the playhouse.When we arrived at about midnight Gayle noticed that the hummingbird feeder was broken and the porch light twisted. The she noticed a hole in the screen door. After further investigation we noticed that where the hole was was the indentation of a five claw paw. Could it really be a bear claw that went through the door? The next morning they found that the camera that looks at the front door had been disconnected so who was the mystery guest? They had another camera at a water hole a 1/4 mile away. The intruder was found; a brown bear and it had visited the water hole twice during the day we arrived at the cabin. The next morning we made breakfast. There were three other couples with us that morning; the Lovelands, Smiths, and Dalpias. After breakfast we went four wheeling. It was pretty dry so we used surgical masks as Kenny is modeling to keep the dust out of our mouthes.
We then rode to Bug Lake to meet the rest of our group; the Crowthers and Brooks who had cabins down by the lake.

Once we were altogether we headed for routes unknown. We came to a place called the hippie bus. People used to live in the bus. It was by a nice cool stream which made it an enjoyable stop.

It was then back to the cabin to have lunch and a dutch oven peach cobbler that was cooking while we were gone. It was good to be with friends and share memories.

I had to take this picture of Cindy's war wounds. The dust was from the ride, the scrap was from her falling backwards into a hole and her arm going down the trunk of the tree.

 When it was finally time to leave we went down to Randolph and came across these Pronghorns in a field.

Father's Day

I always enjoy the kids coming over on Father's Day. I don't need much, just them being around. I got this cute bouquet from the grandkids and a good supply of father's candies which was pretty ingenious by Cindy. I also got this nice card from Payton about who I am. I got cookies from Cameron and Cecelia, and a shovel and gift card from Maddie. It seems everyone makes fun of my shovels that don't have a point on them.