Our Weekend in Tucson!

Carl and I left on Friday afternoon to drive down to Tucson for the weekend. Ben arranged our hotel and we stayed in the Starr Pass Resort.  What a beautiful place!  We were in the foothills of a beautiful mountain area near a swanky golf course and development.  We went to dinner at the Catalina Barbeque Restuarant.  Yummy!  The University of Utah basketball players were there for a  game or something.  They were all so tall!  Saturday we went to the Arizona Bluegrass Festival.  111rd Tyme Out, one of Carl's particular favorite bands, was there.  They performed twice that day.This is us with the band members.  Two of them are from North Carolina so we had a wonderful visit after the show.  It was a beautiful day - breezy and sunny and not too hot.  We were at an outdoor amphitheatre at the Casino.  It was a perfect place for a concert.  We sat pretty close and enjoyed the performances.   Carl attended a mandolin workshop while I attended an autoharp workshop.  I may join a club in Phoenix.  It was fun! 

Our summer Vacation!

We are making our final trip of the summer before I start back to school. We are in Colorado and just loving the cooler weather! Colorado is so green and beautiful. We are staying in Lake City. We've never stayed here before. We've always stayed in Almont but nothing was available this year. We are only about an hour away from there though so we plan on a couple of day trips there. I especially am looking forward to going to Crested Butte on Saturday for the Arts Festival. It's always one of my favorite things to do there. The vendors have the neatest treasures for sale. Of course, Carl is fishing and loving the scenery. (By the way, like my new shorter haircut?)

Cave Falls in Yellowstone Park

Closed due to Carcass/Bear Activity!

The trailhead that the guys were taking to get to the Cave Falls to fish was posted with a sign that said "Closed - Carcass /Bear Activity"! We were nervous to go down this trail but made a lot of noise and only went a short way down so they could get to the river to fish. Shanae and I went back to the truck with Saige and worried about the guys. After about 3 hours, we hiked back down to where we left them and called out " Go away Bears" and made lots of noise (Remind anyone of the "Parent Trap"?). Fortunately they were ready to go and we got out of there quickly. It was a good day for the guys and we were all happy to get back to the truck without seeing a bear - except for Carl - he really wants to have a bear encounter.

Feeding the Bears!

Bear Cubs at Bear World

Grizzly Bear at Bear World!

Idaho Falls Fireworks!

In Idaho Falls every year there is a fabulous fireworks display. We walked the streets along the falls by the Idaho Falls Temple where there were street vendors with all kinds of food and trinkets. The Russells, Shanae's folks, had staked out a spot close to the river where we could sit and watch. Great show!

Historical Snowfall in Virginia!