Stewart Falls

Being probably the last nice Saturday of the year, we thought we'd join half of Utah County and hike up to Stewart Falls. It seems a lot of other people had the same idea.

Most of the leaves had already fallen, but the Aspens were still yellow and bright.

What a beautiful end to a hike.

Leon wanted to see the pool between the two falls and took Dallin and Landon - the adventurous ones - up to the base of the first waterfall. Leon said it was pretty tricky and a bit scary, but it was neat to see something that the rest of us at the bottom could not. (Leon and Dallin are the two small gray and green people and I think Landon is clinging to the side of a rock somewhere.)

Mt. Nebo Loop

My brother Jeff was bored and called up the sisters to take a drive up the Nebo Loop to see the leaves. It was such a beautiful day and the Aspen leaves were absolutely stunning.

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There was just so much to photograph that Natalie could NOT hold in her excitement.

We were pretty much car-window-photographers.

But, there were times when we just had to get out of the van for that perfect angle.

In an attempt to get all three of us in the picture, I sat my camera on the top of Natalie's van, set the timer, and ......(take 1)

(take 2)

...(take 10). You should have seen "take 9". Well, I guess you can, if you watch one of the videos - oops. Yes, we're dorks.

Along the drive was a sign for "Devil's Kitchen". Now, how can you just drive by THAT and not go see what it's all about. Jeff did a bit of recon and came back to report that it was a "mini Bryce Canyon. just 130 'running steps' off the road." Really. It was quite surprising to see rocks like this among all the normal mountains. Who knew?

Okay, so the first video is just about as dorky as we got on this trip. The second video is for a certain picture Natalie and Jeff were trying to stage. It will be interesting to see what the picture is all about.

I'd have to say that we had a fun 3 hours just enjoying the scenery and being goofy for a bit. Since I was the first one married, I missed out on a lot of trips that my siblings took together. Even though this was a short one, and only half of us were there, it was memorable. Thanks for the suggestion, Jeff.

Apple Picking 2011

Each year, for as many as I can remember, the Eddington family gets together to help Grandma (now Great-grandma) pick her apples. For most of my life it has meant playing with cousins, but now that I'm an adult, it's more work than play. Although, I did my fair share of "playing", too.

Mom held the ladder for McKenna and feared that an apple would fall on her head, or her new glasses. In this picture she is wisely bracing herself 'cause that apple in McKenna's hand is just about to clunk Mom on the head. That would have made a great action shot - too bad I missed it.

Of course, apple picking also means eating as many apples as you want.

Thanks, Grandma (Great-grandma) for having us up to "help" one more year.

As a side note - just about every year at apple picking I step in dog doo-doo. This year I managed to pick some up my first step out of the car. Now THAT's the way to start off a tradition.