Utah: Torrey - July 23

Galen went for a walk in the Velvet one day. I expected him home for a late lunch but at 5pm went looking for him. He had set the backpack down so he wouldn't have to carry it up a hill and couldn't find it when he came back. The phone was in it. So was his wallet and the key to the bike lock so he had no way home. He was too hot and tired and thirsty to look any more so we decided to look for it the next morning. Because I had no preconceived ideas about where it might be, I stumbled onto it pretty quickly.

The Velvet

DD (dear daughter) wanted to know what the Velvet was so here are two photos of what we see every time we walk out our door. Galen and Larry walked across the top of it last weekend - saw a 5'snake. Galen and I took a 4-wheeler up to the top in 2006.

Utah: Robber's Roost Party - July 5

Galen, Larry, Lu and I were invited to the Robber's Roost (a way cool coffee shop) employee party. Buffalo burgers, steaks, and ribs were provided and we all brought a dish to pass. The four of us provided entertainment - played some dulcimer tunes and Galen sang a couple of tunes. We figured we would be background music, but people sat and paid attention and seemed to really enjoy it. We had a good time, too.

Utah: Torrey - July 4, 2009

We started our day with a bike ride to town to go to the Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast. It is a popular event and we had to stand in line a while.


We expected candy to be thrown out at the parade, but not apple pies!


Galen was helping serve lunch so I shared my pie with him.

Utah: Torrey - July 4, 2009

A storm blew in during the afternoon, but cleared up in time for a campfire and s'mores in the evening.

Utah: Torrey - May 27, 2009

The guys hiked to the top of the Velvet this morning. If you count in about 12 columns from the right, that is about where they were. They didn't climb straight up. There is a trail around the back. :-)

This ridge, by the way, is the view we see when we walk out our door. Not bad, huh?

Utah: Torrey

This is the view across the road from Thousand Lakes RV Park taken at the same time the rainbow photo was taken.

Utah: Torrey

This photo was taken from the RV park last night. Weather has basically been windy, cool, and often stormy this holiday weekend, which didn't bother us because we had already decided to lay low until the holiday people went home.