Little Yosemite

I was supposed to go hiking with Tina today, but we weren't able to meet up, so I started this trail by myself. However it didn't take long to find my old friend, Josh. Josh and I hiked it together. This tree was seen as I waited for Tina.

This was the goal for the day. Little Yosemite is a part of the Sunol Regional Park system of trails. You take the Ohlone trail for about a mile before you get to the location.

As we were hiking back, Josh suggested we get off the beaten path and take one of the deer trails. The trail ran right along this river.

Warm River, Big Springs, Mesa Falls and Island Park - July 13 2007

Despite living in Eastern Idaho for over a year, Nina has never really gotten outside Rexburg, so today I took her out to see the sights. Our first stop was lunch at Craigos. After that I took her the this place just outside Warm River that is a fish protected are. We didn't see a lot of fish, but it was nice just to see the river.



Next Nina and I drove up to Upper Mesa Falls. I love going to these falls and just taking in the roar of the falls. Nina really liked it too.







After Mesa Falls, we went to Big Springs. I have always loved this place, but I think more because of the inventive German guy that lived here before and built the cabin and created the hydro waterwheel electricity house.






This evidently is not a beaver.


Finally I took Nina to Island Park to watch the sunset.

There were a bunch of these dead crawdads all over the place.

Yellowstone National Park, July 7 2007

Today is the 10 year anniversary of an important decision in my life, so Melinda and I went to Yellowstone to commemorate the event.
Elk were the first thing we saw. These Elk are probably being tracked by professors at BYU-Idaho, so that was really fun to watch.



As we came into the park this was the second animal we saw.
A very warm spring.


Hot ground.

Buffalo in the trees.
As I took this shot, the buffalo was passing a very nervous motorcyclist.

For some odd reason I rolled up my window as it cruised by.


Melinda.
Evidence of beavers in the area.





















A very scared tree.



Kid: Dad, what does that sign say?
Father: It says "Logan stay off the dirt."
Kid: Wow! Really? They wrote a song just for me?




ice lake
Ice Lake, right after lightning struck.