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Summer Hike #7

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This was the last one of the season and I’m really behind on getting it posted because we went in the middle of August.  Scott and Brian went camping in the Uintas with the Scouts six years ago and Scott has always wanted to get me up there to see the area.  So we planned for a long hike and drove up above Kamas to the High Uinta Mountains.  It was very beautiful and we hiked up to the Notch and looked over into another large valley.  We hiked on trails, did some boulder-hopping, and went cross-country.  I twisted my ankle and the way down over the boulders was a little rough, but the boys were patient and helped me down.  There’s alot of area to explore up there, so we need some more trips up there next summer, sans twisted ankle!

Tuacahn 2009

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This year’s trip to Tuacahn involved Scott, Sue, and Brian and we saw Disney’s “Aida” which was really wonderful.  They flooded the stage for the Nile scene and the costumes were really great.  There was lots of great singing and dancing, as always.  This was a quick trip, just down and back.  Alas, I forgot to take photos!

Summer Hikes #4, 5 and 6

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We vowed to do some hiking this summer and we’ve been busy.  Here are some photos from our latest excursions exploring the beautiful Wasatch Front.

Hike #4-Horsetail Falls above Alpine, July 18

Hike #5-Nebo Bench Trail, July 24

Hike #6-Cecret Lake, up and over from Cecret Lake, down the mountain and through Albion Basin, July 31

(click on one photo to see them all in a gallery with descriptions underneath)

Diversity Rocks! Reading Challenge

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I’m signing up and posting my completion of the 2009 Diversity Rocks! Challenge all at the same time.  I chose the third option, which is:

 3. The Challenge Addict
I know you’re out there. You’re just itching for another challenge, and so far this one’s too easy. Or maybe you already have a diverse list of authors that you read. There are a couple of ways you can complete the challenge at this level.

  • Commit to reading 6 books, 12 books, or 24 books by authors of color in 2009.

I  used books from my current challenges, and read 6.  I enjoyed them all, but my favorites were Hurston and Tsukiyama.

  • A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini
  • Thousand Pieces of Gold, by Ruthanne Lum McCunn
  • One More River to Cross, by Margaret Blair Young and Darius Aidan Gray
  • Night of Many Dreams, by Gail Tsukiyama
  • Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston

July Garden Report

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After the super rainy June and cool beginning of July, it is now hot and the summer flowers are really happy. Blooming now:

Perennials:
columbine, lavender, rose, flowering strawberry, delphinium, 2 types of salvia, 2 types of coreopsis, 2 types of veronica, 3 types of sage, 3 types of gaillardia, potentilla, aubretia, hollyhock, lamium, scabiosa, 2 types of daylily, echinacia, daisy, catmint, Jupiter’s beard, scrophula, rudbeckia, rosemary, Sweet William, and tall garden phlox.
Annuals:
many types of sunflowers, alyssum, nicotiana, marigold, nasturtium, geranium, petunia, and annual salvia.