Another Weekend In The Mountains

Last Friday we loaded up the van and headed back up into the mountains to do some more camping.  We liked where we camped a few weeks ago so much that we decided to go a few miles up the road.  Actually, the campgrounds were all reserved months ago.  We just happened to get lucky in the fact that they were great places to pitch a tent.  But I digress…

Camping with friends is always more fun so we went with our friends, John and Dana Rimington and their three daughters.  For additional fun points, we also brought along Chelsea and her soon to be husband, Nick.  We tried to get my brother, Ryan, to come too but he had to work.  Maybe next time…  It was really nice spending time with everybody.  The kids enjoyed playing with John and Dana’s girls and they loved having Nick and Chelsea along.  I know though that if Ryan had been able to make it, he would have been the star of the weekend.  The kids love playing with him so much.

The Great Outdoors

Over the weekend we took the kids and once again went camping.  This time, we decided to avoid Logan Canyon and headed up to the Uintah mountains.  We had a great campsite and enjoyed ourselves immensely.  We didn’t do much except sit around camp and eat marshmallows but it was nice to relax and enjoy nature.

Holly’s sister, Jen, and her family came with us.  it was nice to be able to spend some time with them.  Her brother, Lynn, also brought up his kids for dinner.  We were sad that they weren’t able to spend the night but it was nice that they could come up for a few hours.

While we were there, I managed to get in a little bit of fishing on the Duschene River.  The fish were jumping like crazy but I didn’t even get a bite.  We’re heading back up for a two-day trip in a few weeks.  I better check the fishing reports before we go so that I can have better luck.

More Camping

A lot has happened in the past week that I’ve wanted to blog about but work has kept me too busy.  I’ve been working long hours and then, when I get home, there’s so much to do that I don’t usually get a break until around 8:00.

This weekend, we decided to take a break from our busy lives and take the family camping with some of our friends.  Like last year, we headed up Logan Canyon with hopes of catching some big fish and, like last year, we came back empty handed.  I’m getting a bit ahead of myself though.  Let me start at the beginning.

Our Trip: A Photo Retrospective

I have posted some of the pictures that we took during our road trip through Utah. You can check a few of them out in the gallery. If you want to see all of them, click here.

Our Trip: A Retrospective Part III

When we last left our heroes, day two of the road trip had concluded. Everybody was in bed on a Friday night except for Jeremiah who was watching Battlestar Galactica.

And now, the conclusion of The Zohner Family Road Trip.

On Saturday morning, we headed back into Zions National Park. This time though, we didn’t stop to board any shuttles. Instead, we stayed in the van and drove through along the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway. The highlight of this road, besides the amazing views, is a 1.1 mile long tunnel that was built during the first half of the last century. Because it was built in a time when cars were smaller, it’s very narrow. This fact can make it scary to drive, especially because it’s so dark, but we had a charter bus being escorted in front of us so there was no oncoming traffic. The kids thought that the tunnel was amazing and kept asking if there would be anymore tunnels along our route.

Our Trip: A Retrospective Part II

Here is part two of my post about our trip.  We last saw our heroes at their hotel, sleeping snugly in some beds with cheap mattresses…

Friday morning arrived and we went to play with some animals near our hotel. There was some sort of small deer and an alpaca that the kids were able to pet and feed grass to. Also, I discovered that alpacas like to have the area between their ears scratched. It makes them close their eyes and move their ears in a circle.

We spent most of the day Friday enjoying the beauty of Zions. We started at the visitors center where we took the shuttle to the Zion Human History Museum. It was here that we watched a film about Zions and it’s history. The film was really interesting and gave us an idea of the park features that we wanted to be sure to see.

Our Trip: A Retrospective Part I

Since Holly finished up her first year of nursing school on Wednesday, she thought that it would be fun to go on a little vacation during her week and a half break. You see, she starts her RN year next week and wanted to do more than just sit at home doing nothing during her time off. I agreed with her and so the planning began.

Since neither of us had ever been to Zions National Park or Bryce Canyon National Park, we decided that we should take a road trip through Utah and enjoy some of the beautiful scenery that this state has to offer. We booked our hotels and I told my boss I was leaving for a few days, then we loaded up the van and started driving.

We’re Back

Some of you may have noticed that the website has been down for the past few days.  There was a mix-up with our host but it’s been straightened out now.

We made it back from our road trip through Southern Utah in one piece.  Just barely though.  We took lots of pictures and have lots of stories to share.  I’ll do this in another post hopefully later today.