Climbing with Bobby on Sasquatch on a perfect fall day…could it get any better?

A crowded day of fieldtrips at Silver Lake

Night harvest of some tomatoes for my dinner

Squash Pear Soup…it was ok

The trail towards Emigration Canyon

Exploring for lost golf discs with Nate and Simon

Hiking with Alicia and her kids around Lake Solitude

Occasionally tree graffiti can be sweet

Twilight over Salt Lake City

Sunset from the ridge below Red Butte Summit…before I race down to beat the darkness

The trails behind my work are recovering nicely from the recent fire

Someone left their dirty hat in my car

Cedar City sunset

Sunset at 11,000 feet after a day of learning to aid climb

Jake's antique Russian rifle has quite a kick

Baking Baking Baking

Maya helping me bake a cake

Part of a perfect day with Steysi and her kids

Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe

Hooray!!! The start of a weekend at Steysi's!!!!!

First fall fieldtrip of the season (and a ton of fun)

Trying out the slackline we set up behind the cabin

Bryce at Catherine Pass on our way down from Sunset Peak

Tori climbing at Lisa Falls

Farmer's market + garden produce = Southwestern Corn Chowder

David declared this Blackberry Peach Pie the best pie he's ever tasted

The final moves on Steort's Ridge

Peaches and Cream and Peach Huckleberry

Simon's version of pool

I'm sorry I have no food for you

"Dork" up Bells Canyon at sunset

Scotty's in Idaho Falls makes good burgers, even better sweet potato fries, and has Ironport soda

We ran through this ripe wheat field to explore the old abandoned farmhouse in Idaho…and it was so much fun

Joshua picking some of his very own huckleberries

On the road to Idaho

At work in the hall of patents

Our second (and this time successful) attempt at rappelling Rocky Mouth Falls

We all slept in the same bed and stayed up way too late (that's the best excuse I have for this picture)

Kjirsten gave me a tattoo

Jake up behind for the 5th and final pitch of Down Double Dirtycrossed on Mule Hollow Wall

My attempt at making french macaroons solo turned out just ok (lemon lime flavor)

Book Club up at "The House"(…check out the view)

Deep wildflowers at Willow Heights

On the way to Twin Lakes

Hiking to Cecret Lake with the Manning/Gunters

Enjoying the heights in Rock Canyon

He sure makes sleeping on that couch look comfortable!

Kjirsten and I went to see the St. Louis Arch (and it was 103 degrees)

In the Mississippi River

A cool old abandoned farm house in Iowa