Visiting the past

Here is the short adventure that

the 'swede' and I drove 760 miles to see

in two days.

~

We crossed the Continental Divide around 9 times.

We set up camp in "missionary village" Alcova Wyoming.

We were the only ones tent camping which made

me freak out a bit.

The wind's blew constantly around 40-60 mph.

(no really!)

This is where one of my "people" survived

the horrible ordeal at this juncture on their trek to Utah.

We pulled a hand cart 6 miles to Martin's Cove; this is

where Joseph Beswick and 500 other people

took refuge from the winter storm.

On our way home we stopped at Fort Bridger, where the

California, Oregon and Pony Express along with the Mormon Trails

could replenish their supplies.

It is a great place to spend hours walking around.

These cabins (motel's) were built in the early 30's to

give the weary traveler a place to stay.

The Wyoming historical foundations

recently restore these quaint cabins.

This home was the Army Generals home at Ft Bridger.

These two courageous family members are why I went to

Martin's Cove this summer.

They are my paternal third great grandmother and

second great grand father.

They came from Liverpool England.

Ann died along the trail to Salt Lake City.

Joseph survived and settled in the San Pete County of Utah,

married and had my great grandmother Jane Ann

who had my grandfather Joseph Terry. (my dad' father)

End of summer adventure

HINT

this where I'm off to this weekend...

Can't wait to read...

This woman's second book...

She is :

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, 2006
Born	November 13, 1969 (age 40) Mogadishu, Somalia
Occupation	politician, writer
Known for	Submission The Caged Virgin Infidel
Influenced by	John Stuart Mill, Friedrich Hayek, Simone de Beauvoir, Karl Popper, Herman Philipse
Political party	2001-2002: Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) (Labour Party) 2002-present Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)(People's Party for Freedom and Democracy)
Religion	none (Atheist)

click here to read a review

on her new book.

(scroll down the page until you

see the image of her new book)

You should read this book first.

go here to read an excerpt

Ayaan's mantra is:

Woman everywhere, of all cultures, merit access

to education and basic human rights.

She and others have established a foundation called

AHA

(click to read more about the purpose of this foundation)

Summer Get-Away

Capitol Reef National Park is one of

those kind-a obscure places

off the beaten track that is not normally traveled by millions.

It is a destination.

I had to see this one last park in Utah before I could

begin my sojourn up in Idaho and Montana for

my next adventures

of...

National

Parks!

This area is called the "Orchard" which fairly obvious.

In the late 1800's several families settle here to homestead.

They have kept this area intact and it is a wonderful camp ground.

If it wasn't for the seclusion in this canyon,

I could consider living here....

In the campground, a view from inside the tent..

can you believe the panoramic scene?

There are trails and a rushing river near bye.

The hiking was nice, the weather really was a mild 80 something degrees

(that's cool for this time of year)

ok....no comment on this monument.

(Mother nature must be telling us something.)

I spy the swede.

We think this is the "Capitol" rock monument

(there were no signs or markings)

In departing from the park we were surprised to come upon :

Cafe diablo in

Torrey, Utah population: 171

We had to dine here because well, it was quaint and it was packed with families, biker dudes and an assortment of nature loving people.

This is what the swede ordered: Local raised lamb,

I was very impressed by the display, but the food

was lacking in flavor.

I would give it a 3 star*** rating.

**I hope to return to this National Park next year.

Just for Giggles

When ever I feel a bit BLUE

I go here for a good laugh & smile!

FOOTBALL

Can I really be into this sport?

Football?

This will be an interesting season for collegiate and professional because

this is who Ariel brought to dinner 2 weeks ago.....

Click here to see Who???

and you might as well see this

~~~~~~~~~~~~

...now back to "local team",

I am going on my

5th season as a ticket holder for the

BYU Cougars

# James Lark QB

# 15 Andrew Pulsipher QB

#57 Riley Nielsen QB

#9 Jake Heaps QB

It's looking good for freshman Jake Heaps(my prediction)

#

Utah grown

When the swede travels, I have to indulge my loneliness....

(I know, you think I give myself a pity party..)

Really, for years the swede has traveled away from

the home almost 1/2 the year.

I had many distractions that gave me opportunities to

be busy and feel "needed" by my daughters.

They are grown and

independent women living

on their own except for the 15 1/2 yr old...

(which leaves me basically alone).

~

Tonight, I decided on my way home from work to buy

the food I really wanted to eat.

My experience at Harmon's was more

than one could ask for..

I ended up buying "Utah Grown" food.

check this divine plater of wholesome fresh goodness.

FRUIT: garden grown strawberries, apples, peaches.

SALAMI: Sopressata (pork, herbs, garlic)

CHEESE: Utah "Beehive Buzz"-white cheddar with

ground espresso bean, lavender.

Dried fig & almond pressed pate.

BREAD: Fresh baked ciabatta (Lehi Mills organic flour)

It doesn't look like much of a meal, but it is so rich with flavor

and it satisfied my loneliness.

:)

that last post..

I really try to be creative, professional in my postings..but this last

one about Zion turned out awful.

I tired to do some editing on my PC at work..but I think that

MS.MAC & Persnickety PC don't like each other.

(that's a bummer for me, because sometimes

I have a few minutes during my work day to blog...)

OH WELL...next!

my favorite season..

SUMMER

Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	hot of the year
Synonyms:	daylight savings time, dog days,midsummer, picnic days, riot time, summer solstice, summertime,sunny season And here is Y.... .. Vacation (filling my bucket list) 1.went to Canyonlands National Park 2. went to Zion National Park 3. went to Capitol Reef National Park 4.multiple family reunions this year Here are some shots from: Zion Family Reunion.. AKA the Swenson Family Pictured below are those who represented the family. The famous entrance picture of Zion National Park. the Swede (below) and Dallas Sophie hiked the narrows and scaled the rock walls. Ariel(R) and Cassidy(L) ready to take on the others in the paint ball wars. I am so afraid of heights but I took on the challenge to "zip line" (I ended up going over and over again.) (I really am having fun) ..say "cheese" Dallas....cousins loaded onto horse driven wagon for a "dutch oven" dinner ..on your way out of Zion you must stop at the buffalo ranch on the east entrance and pose with this handsome strong warrior and have a buffalo burger. Here is the honoree of this family reunion the grand matriarch Margie; at 87 yrs old.