This was a moonlight hike on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake. We are on the left along with the Roberts, Thurmans and Manns. The nats were supposed to be bad so we invested in headnets. It turned out to be not so buggy but it was good to not have them in your face. The ranger who led the hike told us lots of interesting things about the lake, all the nesting birds and we watched the sun set and the moon come up. Just a fun evening.
This is what missionaries look like on a day off. July 24 was a holiday and Karolyn was here with Sadie and Carson. Kelmen was at BYU baseball camp. So we headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon to see the wild flowers. It was so gorgeous. There are just miles and miles of flowers--I'd never seen wild flowers like this.
We also spotted 3 moose--2 bulls and a cow together. So fun to watch them. I love seeing wildlife.
The flowers were just amazing--so glad we heard that this was the best time to see them. We drove to the top of the canyon and then took a shuttle up a couple of miles. There was a nice trail to walk through Albion Basin and see the flowers. We took our lunch and found a little stream to sit by and eat. Before we got back to the car the clouds lowered and there was thunder--such a fun experience. The temperature dropped about 20 degrees and we were actually cold for awhile--rather a pleasant experience in our hot summer. Anyway it was a fun day.
