Antelope Canyon

See the buffalo head?

Arches National Park

Arches...

Mutti and Papa

Mutti and Papa at rocky mt national park.

Yellowstone

A bison lumbering his way through Yellowstone. I know how the bison feels because I am going to be lumbering back east on the 21st of the month. Woke up this morning to snow and rain in Yellowstone, the weather has been changing from hot to cold, day to day. Yellowstone exceeded expectations we saw some amazing wildlife from bison to a grizzly bear.

Old Faithful

Went to Old Faithful with Susi's family...the blog is going to be short because the coffee shop is closing early.

Sunset

Sunset over the Teton Mountain Range, need not say anything else.

Teton Range

Susi and I picked the family up at the airport in Salt Lake and then drove to the Tetons to spend some time hiking. We fortunately found free camping again and the spot was perfect. Woke up in the morning looking at the mountain range....spectacular. The photo is of the family driving to the Tetons...that's Lulu in the background.

Maple Canyon

Climbing in Maple Canyon for three days. Met some awesome people who showed us around the canyon and had an excellent time climbing....and yes the cobbles are that nerve racking.

Mt Columbia

Yup, that is me standing on the top of Mt Columbia at 14,076 ft above sea level. Another Colorado 14er done prior to the Labor Day weekend. The weather didn't look good but no storms were encountered during the entire day hiking the mountain. Susi also summited the mountain along with Jim. Candice had the ole vertigo, but she did make it to an elevation of approximately 13,800 ft prior to her heading down the mountain.....you'll do it next time Candice.

We are engaged

Last week Sunday I asked Susi to marry me and if you can believe it she said yes. Susi is also doing much better the sickness is gone....and no Joe it wasn't just sick in the morning.

Mt Harvard

Susi and I have decided to take some time off from technical rock climbing and do some hiking in the Colorado mountains. We contacted Jim and Candice two friends we haven't seen in a long time to see if they would like to join us for some backpacking. Jim suggested that we do the hike prior to the Labor Day weekend to avoid the crowds. Jim was exactly correct because we only encountered one other hiker during the entire hike. We left the parking lot located in the San Isabel National Forest at 7:00 a.m. and began the 6.5 mile hike to the summit of Mt Harvard which is Colorado's third highest mountain at an elevation of 14,420 ft or approximately 4,300 meters. All four of us summited the mountain with perfect weather and got to enjoy lunch at the summit. We chose Mt. Harvard because a few years prior I attempted to climb the mountain with Jim and Chris and well let's just say I lost my lunch on the way to the summit and didn't make it. We camped at approximately 11,000 ft and are going to attempt to summit Mt. Columbia tommorow....well see if the weather holds.