Jessie at Glacier National Park

Yellowstone National Park & Alpine Wyoming

Jessie and Dayna

Jewels & Coleton

Jenny Rebecca also known as Jenny Wren

Even though GW and I weren’t able to make to Wyoming this year half of our clan was able to make it. Jacob and Brittany had to back out due to a medical issue. JJ already flew back to Japan but the rest of the group seemed to have fun due to great photo’s!

Murphy Lake

 

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Engine & Tire Challenges around Wyoming.

Wyoming 

We got all packed and was on our way to Alpine Wyoming. We left Provo Utah at 10:30 am. Ten miles before Evanston our trailer tire blew out. A woman in a large van was waving to us on the highway motioning for us to pull over. When GW looked through his side mirrors he could see smoke. Luckily there were no wrecks and we were able to pull safely over to the side of the road. 

 It took about three hours to get the tire replaced thanks to one of GW’s dam tender friend’s from Wanship Dam in Utah. 

After getting our tire fixed by the side of a busy highway we stopped in Evanston to buy a new tire so we could have a spare tire on hand. Forty-five minutes out of Evanston our engine quit working. We were just ten miles from Cokeville, Wyoming. Once again I could see white smoke behind us but this time it was coming out of the Ford Excursion exhaust.

Thanks to Triple-A we were towed for free for a hundred miles!! The bad news is we didn’t get home to Provo until 4:00 am in the morning. It’s been a while since I pulled an all nighter. We were very tired and thanks again to another dam tender ( Mark Rawle ) who rescued us at Wanship Dam around 2:30 am in the morning. Dam tender’s and tow trucks have become my new heroes!

 

Salem Pond in July

My first time joining the annual Salem Pond summer tradition. The weather was nice and the company was the best!

Coleton enjoying some relaxation.

 

Forgot June 2025

My shadow. Taika has been following me around the house. I think he’s glad to have me around  more often. He used to have to set out in the back yard all day by himself when GW and I were at work for a long period of time.  Now we go on walks and he takes naps with with me. He is such a good pet!

Started gardening again.

Susan Morrise and I sang How Great Thou Art for Lois Marrott’s funeral. It was such an honor. Lois has been such a great example to me. We moved in our home when Lois was 65 and two weeks ago she passed away at the age of 95. She was able to live in her home by herself and have many family members visit and take her on errands. When GW and I entered the chapel for Lois's funeral the spirit was really strong. I hope both Lois and her husband Jess were there with many loved ones. 

Camping with Tracy and Kent Taylor

The weather was pretty nice with a cool breeze coming off of Utah Lake about twenty miles away. My were starting to ache a lot while driving the four wheelers. I seem ok during the first half hour and then I become uncomfortable. During a lunch break I took some Ibuprofen to help the discomfort. It only seems to happen during long drives on the atv's. I hope this isn't the beginning of Osteoarthritis in my hips. 

 

July 4th Stadium of Fire

I just had to buy tickets to Rascal Flats. Stadium of Fire was a lot of fun but I think I liked visiting with Jacob, Jenny and JJ at the end of the concert best. We had to wait for almost an hour for parking to be cleared out. All four of us just sat on a comfy bench while we watched cars wait to get out of the Marriot parking area. Got home after midnight!