Otter Creek in Blad's Cabin






It was exciting to arrive at the cabin and see how remotely located it is. 
Otter Creek is pretty much right in the center of Utah's 275-mile long Paiute ATV Trail,
which is a loop  with no beginning and no end!
 It has been rated as one of the top 5 ATV trails in the country.
 We knew we were in for an extraordinary adventure.

   

The rock work on the cabin was just being completed



The cabin was beautiful and we had it all to ourselves

with the exception of the maid



Drew came the next morning to show us around and take us on our first ride

The trail was beautiful, we ran into some snow. 
I can only imagine how wonderous the aspens would appear in the fall.

We made it to the top of the world

overlooking 360 degrees of fabulous terrain

Drew shared with us his romantic spot of years ago




We left our Mark

 

 

ATVing with the Blad's

The great excape! That is for Danna as she is a school teacher

and this day she called in sick and we headed out on our ATV's

right from their home in Hurricane. We passed her school on the way.....

Drew and Danna Blad

Dustin's Parents



YES, a real dinosaur track

We took a picnic lunch and found some willows by a little creek,

ate our lunch and had a great visit.

The Blads are really fun, they have an adventuresome spirit.

They also love to play games.

We played Hand and Foot almost every night while in their home.

Drew cooked some great meals for us.

Thanks Blad's Your Super In-Laws









 



Bryce Canyon State Park

This ride was on the outskirts of Bryce Canyon

It looked very much like Bryce, but not as massive

Most of the trail was very easy riding, but the scenery was worth it

The trail was pretty diverse

Hey Rob, it's nice to see you in a picture once in a while

Pretty Country

The day was cool and crisp, just perfect for our liking

Another wonderful day spent together

Angel's Landing Zion's National Park

And we made it........ Oh NO...and now we have to go down!!

We decided to go all the way to the top

This trail leads to "The Point of Decision"

After doing some small hikes in the park, we decided to do a big one...ANGEL'S LANDING

Drew & Danna Blad-great hospitality

Our machines look great, outside the BLAD HOTEL

Our suite was wonderful, two bedrooms and kitchen

Drew took us on a great ride

The trail was really fun--water, great scenery, lots of ups and downs

Then the trail popped out in front of a great Restaurant and we were hungry

The Water

The scenery

Best of all great company

Lots of unusual swirls

My favorite person

It was great fun, playing in the water

The mail drop (literally)

The U. S. mail was delivered to residents in the upper Virgin River by a pulley system which let the mail down a 300 foot ledge, saving a horseback rider a full days time.

It was a day we didn't want to end

UTAH TRIP for ATVing and Visiting National Parks

What a great opportunity to spend quality time together. Of course, we have always had quality time together

We found lots of great trails to ride

Our first Park to visit was Zions. It was wonderful. The weather perfect. Nice and cool for lots of hiking

Visited the St. George tabernacle, a beautiful old building which is still used for church meetings

While we were in St. George we visited our old Bishop, Jim Bray. I worked with him as Relief Society President while living in LaHabra, California

Our first stop was in St. George, Utah where we visited church sites and old friends

We left McCall hauling our ATV's, April 27, 2007, bought a large cooler at Costco in Boise and headed to Utah with NO PLANS except to visit the National Parks and do a lot of ATVing. Our only obligation was to meet the Moores and the Burlingames in late May.

Home Church??

For many months we were never late for Church. 

 Why?  Because it was in our Home.

In June of 2008 our ward building was closed for
some remodeling which was to take about six weeks.
It was approved to have our meetings in various homes
and ours was one of those homes

 

If you'll notice out the window, it definately looks like Spring



Can you tell from the same window, what time of the year
it is now?  December 21, 2008 right before Christmas
The remodel job took somewhat longer than the six weeks!!



Our hot tub, even became the baptismal font.