Capitol Reef National Park, June 2010

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. -Buddha

Wasatch Mts. June, 2010

"Be slow to judge for we know little of what has been done and nothing of what has been resisted." - Rudyard Kipling

A moose calf, checking us out from 20 feet away. Mother must have been near by...good idea for us to bounce.

Alpine Loop, Utah, 2009

Can you walk on water? You have done no better than a straw. Can you soar in the air? You have done no better than a fly. Conquer your heart; then you may become somebody.

-Ansari of Herat

"Heber Creeper" Railroad Track Walkabout, Fall 2009

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I . . . I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

-Robert Frost

I couldn't help but think of this quote while on the tracks yesterday:

"Life is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." --Gordon B. Hinckley

crazy looking caterpillar

Early Fall, Utah 2009

The Lord doesn't put us through this test just to give us a test: He does it because the process will change us. -Henry B. Eyring

I chose to get off of the mountain after this one...

Lightning/thunder storm over Timp, watching from Squaw Peak trail

Summer Time in Utah, '09

The best way to say, "I love you, God," is to live your life doing your best. The best way to say, "Thank you, God," is by letting go of the past and living in the present moment, right here and now. -Don Miguel Ruiz

Is this some sort of huge bee in its developmental stages?...I have no idea what it is. It was about an inch long. If you know, please let me know. :)