A little get away

My good friend Sherilee invited me for a 2 night, 3 day getaway.
First off we did an endowment session at the new Orem Temple. 

 

Then we headed to her family cabin near Sundance. 

We spent two days working on our computers, including updating 2 months worth of my blogs, and getting a few picture books caught up, and Sherilee was able to almost complete a kid's picture book created from a family ancestor story, using AI to generate the pictures.  It was amazing, and it has really got me excited to complete my kid's book, "Will Dickson and the Third Nephite" that I've been putting off for 10+ years, due to the overwhelming thought of getting the "pictures" right.  

We also took a hike along the roads near the cabin, and saw a bunch of turkeys.  We explored a broken down cabin that was falling into the creek, and surveyed the progress on a cabin that was being built.  Last year, a smaller cabin was being demolished, and now a newer, bigger cabin is being built in it's place.  They have the excavation done, and the cement foundation.  We also walked down the road and looked at another cabin that was getting an addition, and some VRBO cabins.  It is such a nice cozy area, just above Sundance resort.  We had a wonderful time. 

After our get a way, Sherilee dropped me off at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman so I could catch Tagg's football game.  Semi-finals against Manti. 

Retreat !

Tuesday, November 7th I met with Sherilee Olson, and we went on a little retreat.  Her family has a cabin up above Sundance Ski Resort.  We went up over Heber City way, and stopped there first to turn on the gas heat.  

Then we went on down Provo Canyon to the Prover City Center Temple for a session. 

 

Afterwards we at lunch ate Cafe Rio, bought a few groceries, and a "MOUSE" for my laptop, then headed back to the cabin.    This picture above is the next day when we went on a short hike.  It had snowed the day and night before. 

Mostly we just holed up in the cabin, eating well, and working on our digital scrapbooks, and watching a few movies.  It was such an enjoyable time.  We came home on :Thursday the 10th.

Here is a little bit about the cabin.   It was in such a beautiful setting, with towering pine trees surrounding us, the ground carpeted with pine needles, sunlight filtering down through the trees.  Not a million dollar cabin, and not a log cabin with a dirt floor.  A "Just Right" cabin.    Thank you Sherilee !!  for inviting me.  I had such a great time. 

Fun time with Family

Zac and CJ and family invited us to go with them to Jim and Shirlee's cabin near Lava Hot Springs.  Zac need to finish up some plumbing, and they were going to cut some wood, and go for a ranger ride.  We said, "Sure"!  

We left about 5:30 am, and got there about 8:30 - it was kind of chilly, but pretty.  

They had the fire going, and we warmed right up.  Jim and Shirlee sure have a nice little cabin there.  It was so peaceful and relaxing. 

Finishing up some plumbing

Cutting and collecting firewood

Then we piled in the Rangers and rode up to Sedgwick Peak.  
Here is some info:  Sedgwick Peak is a high mountain peak at an elevation of (9,156ft) above the sea level, located in Bannock County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It’s one of the highest mountain roads of Idaho.

The road to the summit, located in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, is gravel, rocky, tippy and bumpy at times. It’s called Road W. The road is usually impassable in winters. Great trail for experienced wheelers. Avoid driving in this area if unpaved mountain roads aren't your strong point. The road has some steep sections and is very rocky in places and good tires and good brakes (for the descent) are crucial.

4x4 required. Stay away if you're scared of heights. Expect a trail pretty steep. Wet conditions may make for tough driving along the muddy road. At the summit there are a couple of communication towers. .

You can't see it from this picture, but looking south you could see the entire Cache Valley, from Preston to Logan, to Wellsville.  

This is looking East, towards, Grace, Idaho, and Soda Springs.  I thought maybe we could see the Tetons in the distance, but they were too far away. 

Me and Roger D. 

We had a great, relaxing time.  Thanks so much for the invite :)

 

If you can't see the video - click here. The boys took their motorcycles, and had a great time on the roads.  The cabin is located on the Thunder Mountain Land Owners Association property, and the roads, while gravel, are very nice.  The land where we went on the Ranger Ride is owned by the State of Idaho, and is very rocky.