Great Hike and Great Friends

Today was a fantastic day.  For over a year Morgan Elsworth and I have planned to hike Ash Down Gorge up Cedar Canyon.  This morning we made that happen.  There was a lot of rain yesterday and we weren't 100% sure what to expect but everything looked good and was good.  The water was clear and was low.  Great hike with all of my favorite elements - slot canyon, water hiking, waterfalls, amazing scenery.  I love that.  Truly this is a beautiful place and it is only a few short minutes out of town, oh, and it's free.  It's really too bad that Jack told me the other night that he is done with water hikes.  We'll have to work on him a bit.  I think the kids would like this one also. 

After the hike I came home for a bit and then had to run in to the LBH because we had a problem with gloves.  I picked some up and came back in.  I was reviewing a couple of things for the meatloaf special when either Jessica or Makayla came into the kitchen and told me people were there to see me.  When I walked up front I could not believe my eyes, Brian and Kendra O'connell were standing at the front counter.  I just turned around and walked back through the kitchen and then out to greet them.  What a wonderful surprise from some great friends.  We sat for quite awhile and visited.  We caught up as it's been probably 11 years since I'd seen them.  Shoot, maybe closer to 13, hard to remember.  Anyhow, we caught up, we reminisced, we laughed quite a bit. It was a treat for me to sit and visit with these great friends from the days at the University Ward and Institute.  Sure love them.

What a fantastic day.  I also got to spend some time talking on the phone with Natty today and just visiting.  I got to hear stories about the dog, stories about Jack's dream dog - it's a Pugle which is apparently a mix between a Pug and a Beagle.  Who knew?  Fun times for sure. 

Here are a few pics from the hike.