Halloween

This Halloween Caitlyn was Supergirl. She originally wanted to be Mickey Mouse but I think once she saw the cape she changed her mind. She enjoyed putting on the costume and showing us how fast she could run and how much she could lift. Carter was a dinosaur (he really didn't have much say in the matter). Unfortunately I was called out on a trip before trick-or-treating so I'm not sure how that went but there seemed to be lots of candy when I got home so it must of went pretty well.

Halloween Pictures

Disneyland

This October we decided to take Caitlyn to Disneyland for her first visit. At first she wasn't sure if she wanted to go or not so I told her why she should be so excited to go. Unfortunately this was in August and we had to go the next two months with her constantly begging to go immediately. Fortunately the trip was great. The park wasn't too busy so we didn't have to wait too long in lines and the weather was great. We stayed at the Paradise Pier hotel which is on the property so we could walk in or take the monorail into the park each day.

Disneyland Pictures

Zion National Park

Last weekend a couple of long time friends from college and I decided to take a trip and do some serious hiking. Originally we had planned on visiting some slot canyons in NE Arizona but discovered a guide was required. Then we had planned Havasupai falls but there were no spots available for the days we wanted to hike down. So we turned to Utah and decided to hike around Zion National Park. On the first and last days we did a number of easy hikes along the main corridor that runs through the park. The middle day we went on a 14.5 mile trip to visit the Kolob Arch. It was nice to get out of the more crowded areas of the park and back into areas not easily seen.

Zion National Park Pictures

Durango Colorado Trip

Last week we set off on our annual fishing / camping trip with some long time friends. Each year we pick a different spot alternating between in state and out of state. This year was out of state and we chose a location about 15 miles north of Durango Colorado. It was my first visit to this area and we will definitely be going back. We had excellent weather and did lots of fishing, biking, and kayaking. Caitlyn reeled in her first fish which was exciting but not nearly as exciting as throwing pine cones in the lake.

Colorado Trip Pictures

August Camping Trip

Last weekend we ceased another opportunity to get out of the brutal Arizona summer heat and hang out in the mountains. We went back to a place we had camped earlier in the summer by Woods Canyon Lake. This time the weather cooperated with and we spent the days hanging around camp and catching crayfish at the lake.

August Camping Trip

San Diego

A couple of weeks ago we decided to head to San Diego with some friends of ours to get out of the heat. While we were there we visited Lego Land and spent a couple of evenings at the beach.

San Diego Pictures

East Clear Creek

This past weekend Caitlyn and I joined some long time college friends on the rim for some camping. During our stay we all hiked down to East Clear Creek to cool off in the water.

East Clear Creek Camping Pictures