Spanish Fork Peak

As a kid, my friends and I made it a point to hike Spanish Fork Peak each year. My first trip up we spent the night in hammocks attached to the survey pyramid. The next few trips we took a few other friends and made the day of it. We even made one ascent while in college, but I haven't been back since. (That would have been about 12 years ago.)

So, yesterday a few members of our Varsity scout team made the trip. We hiked to lake on the North side of the peak Friday night, then made the rest of the hike this morning. It was truly beautiful. Being on top of the mountain, looking down on my home town brought back so many great memories.

For my buddy

Alpine Loop Ride

Last night my brother Ben and I took a ride over the Alpine Loop for Ben's birthday. It was a perfect ride with the exception of the small bit of rain around the Summit Trail stop. Here are a couple of pics we took overlooking AF canyon.

Boulder Mountain

The last time I was on Boulder Mountain, I was pre-hiking a 50-miler for a friend's scout group. The plan was to hike with ultra-light packs and do it in 2 days. We did about 30 miles the first day, so were well on our way. However, the water we planned to pump was dry, and so were our several back ups. We ended up bailing out, hitting highway 12, and hitch-hiking partway back to our car.

Today, I was back to pre hike the 50-miler for my scout group, but this time I did it on a 4 wheeler. The above picture was taken while we were out. I don't think we'll have to worry about water this year.

Rockies Game

I'm catching up my posts with a few events from the past week. On the night of the Highlands Ranch Triathlon my family and I went to a Rockies game. The Rockies beat the Brewers that night; it's always fun when the home team wins. (As I'm not a fan of either team it didn't matter to me.)

The ball game started out with a great squirrel chase. It was quite comical. They were finally able to coral it out a door in the wall at center field. Here are a couple of pics from the game.

Highlands Ranch Triathlon

Last weekend I participated in the Highlands Ranch Triathlon while we were out visiting my sister. I was hardly prepared for the event, but I made it through the course. Here are a couple of pictures from the morning.

Golf in Highlands Ranch

This past weekend my family and I drove out to Denver to see my sister and her family. I'll be posting more from the trip, but here is a quick video from our golf game. My dad, brothers, and I spent Friday afternoon on the The Links. The first 5 holes where a display of some of my worse golf. (Granted, this was the second time out this year, but the 1st was much better.) I turned it around on the last few holes. This is a video Lane took while shooting a par 3. I ended up just on the front end of the green. Ended up with par on this hole.

Portraits at the Salt Flats

Yesterday we packed up the family, the bikes, and the camera equipment for a day out to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Not only is the terrain there perfect for breaking land speed records, but it make a great environment for portraits. We had 2 other families with us so we spent several hours playing around and taking pictures. (Family pictures will be out in the next couple of days.)

After we were done with the family pics I spent some time photographing my wife. Here are a couple of my favorites.

Dexter Lake, OR

After finishing our training yesterday, Doug and I took a couple of hours to drive out to Dexter lake. It was a beautiful drive. Here are a couple of picture I took while we were out there.