Monday

Sorry - I spent the day yesterday in meetings.

Ugh.

I need a vacation.

(grin)

Anyhow.

Monday.

It was Labor Day.

We were afraid everything would be SWAMPED.

As you can see, the traffic was

AWFUL!!!!

The flat-landers REALLY enjoyed the mountains.

All that GREEN.

So beautiful!

We went through the mountains and headed down

to Antelope Island in the middle of the

Great Salt Lake.

Ran into some cousins.

They have several large herds on the island.

They were mostly down by the lake.

Kyle is turning into quite the photographer!

He's not afraid to climb to get a shot.

He HATES being IN photos though.

So the only way I could get a picture was to take a 

selfie with him behind me!

LOL

(focus on HIM please...)

(it was WINDY)

Rod, however, is not shy.

Just handsome.

We drove all over the island.

Saw some really rugged beauty.

Climbed a small mountain

(ok, hill)

Lots of people around,

but not terrible.

Stopped in Midway on the way back.

There is a giant hill in the middle of town with

a war memorial on the top.

Great views of the valley.

Really interesting memorial.

Each of those columns has a plaque commemorating

local folks who participated in various conflicts.

A stunning memorial to the fallen warriors.

A tribute to each of the branches of service.

And a good view of the Wheeler fire that closed 

the road above Sundance for the rest of the week.

Luckily we already did the Alpine Loop.

(And only forest burned, no homes)

When we got home there was a deer peeking around the corner of the shed.

You have to look REALLY hard to see her.

Oh, THERE she is!

We were TIRED.

But happy to have a Dairy Keen (Train Stop)

burger and shake, sit and relax

and read our Kindles and watch Hulu.