Mooney Falls, Havasu Falls, Beaver Falls - September 5-6th, 2017

The falls were all so beautiful. We went with Brad and Stephanie and 4 of their friends. We sent our packs down on the mules to make the hike easier. But it was still so hard. The water was very refreshing to play in. We had to hike down through an opening in the rocks, and hold on to some very slippery chains to get to Mooney Falls. Brad had to help me each step. It was so scary. Each of the falls were so different. We hung our food up in rat sacks to keep the critters out of it. We had freeze dried meals. The last morning Doug and I took the  helicopter out because we couldn't hike the steep 10 miles back out of the canyon. If I was younger I would do this again. It was worth every painful step.

Supai Village - September 5 - 6th, 2017

We hiked with Brad and Stephanie, and their friends 10 miles down to Supai Village campground. This was our sweet camping spot. We haven't slept in a tent for over 20 years. We were so exhausted from hiking so many miles that we just crashed and were sound asleep by 7:30 or 8 at night. It had a beautiful turquoise stream right beside us that we could hear. Very relaxing.

Route 66 - September 4th, 2017

On our way to Havasu Falls we took the old Route 66 through Hackberry, and stopped at this tourist stop. Doug took lots of pictures of old cars out back, but they didn't save them on his phone for some reason. He loved all the old gas pumps and signs. We actually bought a sign for our new office at work!!

Cooling Off!! - August 18th, 2017

This is how they cool off on a hot summer day!

Izzy's 14th Birthday - August 5th, 2017

Izzy came to visit for her birthday. She brought a friend and they went shopping. They stopped here for her presents and cake.

Doug's 64th Birthday - July 23rd, 2017

We were camping at Pine Valley, and I forgot to take my muffin tins camping, so when I got up to make Doug's birthday cake and cupcakes, I had to improvise. They fit into some oven pans I had, but when they baked, they all ran together. And I had to use a shallow pie tin for the round cake. Everyone had fun trying to figure out what "shapes" I had made!!!! Jessica made yummy Chicken Enchiladas, and brought those up for his birthday dinner, so it all ended up perfect!

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Lake Powell - July 14-16th, 2017

We went to Lake Powell for the weekend. We stayed on the big boat, and took the ski boat out and had so much fun skiing, playing in the water, playing games, eating yummy food, and sightseeing. We had our own sweet little cove we stayed in. 

Mandi's 12th Birthday - July 9th, 2017

Mandi turns 12 Years Old!! She is now old enough to go to Girl's camp. She is so excited!

July 1-4th, 2017 - Duck Creek

We had a great time camping at Duck Creek for the 4th of July. Everyone caught fish. We hiked to the Ice Cave, and also through Mammoth Cave "bat cave" We ate the pancake breakfast at the Fire station, and the kids got to ride in the firetruck, etc. The granddaughters all went horseback riding. We went to the parade in the Village. The grandkids tried to chop a tree with grandpa's ax... They had fun learning how to whittle. They had fun sleeping out in the tents. Sam even caught a snake while fishing. We played lots of games, hiked to the meadow and big tree, told stories around the campfires, relaxed in the hammock. We had a deer that came through our camp each night. The weather was perfect. So nice to get out of the heat!!

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