Trip Reports

You will find information on the places that we have gone as well as information on how to get there.

Thankginving in the Swell – Day 2

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December 8, 2011
Thankginving in the Swell – Day 2

Holed up in our warm sleeping bags it was hard to get started on our second day in the swell. We had set camp so we would get the early sun which help warm the tent and roust us from our cozy nest. With LJ getting a small morning fire started I fried up...
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Snowy Christmas Tree Cutting

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December 4, 2011
Snowy Christmas Tree Cutting

Thanks to mother nature we had a snowy trip to get our Christmas tree this year. We have made cutting our Christmas tree in Pike National Forest and annual event. Our Toyota FJ Cruiser has just made this more fun. With the FJ chained up with Rud Grip 4×4 chains we were able to...
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Thanksgiving in the Swell – Our first Day

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December 2, 2011
Thanksgiving in the Swell – Our first Day

After switching, this fall,  from a small private school to a larger public school for 9th grade my daughter stated that she needed some time in Utah to commune with nature. To fill this need we planned a short trip over Thanksgiving break to the San Rafael Swell. The plan was to drive to...
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Alaska 2011 – Grizzly in action catching Salmon

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November 17, 2011

This was very cool to watch. We spent about 2 hours waiting for here to show up pand then spent about 30 minutes watching her catch Salmon as her to cubs played in the creek.    
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A Swell Trip

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October 29, 2011
A Swell Trip

As part of the 2011 Cruise Moab there we two overnight runs. One along the Kokopelli and the second to the San Rafael Swell. When I registered for CM 2011 I was placed on the waiting list for the Swell overnight run. Two days before the start of the event I received a call...
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