Mt. Nebo

Went up to Mt.Nebo with our family from Dallas, TX. Still some snow. and still as beautiful as ever.

Grandkids

Our Grandkids from Texas came up for a short visit.
Put them to work pulling out sagebrush.

Trailer

This is our trailer at Blackhawk. We just had the cover put over it last month.
Now we can keep it out all year. In the past we have had to bring it down for the winter.

Deer and Turkey

Have you ever had to slow down for both a wild turkey and a deer in the road?
We had to, this was at Ponderosa camp on Mt. Nebo loop. We see a lot of deer but very few turkeys.

Spring

This is one of the most beautiful times of the year in Utah.
Judy taking photos of the flowers at Skyline. The flowers at this altitude of 10,000 ft. are quite small but very pretty.
This area is above our Blackhawk mountain property in Sanpete County, Utah

Snow

What? You didn't think we have snow! Our California friends ask us why we would move to where there is snow. I say it's better then smog.
These are our grand kids, Josh, Rachel and their Mom Grettel playing in the snow at the property. Not a lot of snow this last year. but still fun to play in.

Deer

Judy sneaking into the brush to get a picture of a doe.

Finished Bath House

This is the finished bath house.

Bath House

With my friend Dennis Harrison we are building a bath house. It has a double shower, a real porcelain toilet, wash sink and is connected in to the septic tank. Judy had to have a porcelain toilet out in the wilds.

Water Tank

Putting in the water tank. We buried it so as not to show. It is up on the property about 300 yds. and gives us good water pressure. No, I didn't did it by hand, the back hoe did the major digging.

My son Larry

Larry came out and we spent the day on the ATV's. He's looking at Cougar skins hanging on a fence. The rancher's have a tough time protecting their livestock from these big cats. From the looks at it the Cougars lost. We have Cougar tracks on our property all the time but I have never seen one.

Mom

My 95 year old mother came out for a visit. She lives in St. George and is doing great. Loved having her visit.

Granddaughter

My granddaughter Candice came out to visit us. Rode the ATV and cooked hot dogs. She is a city girl living in Chicago, she had a great time. Looking forward to another visit real soon.

Eagle

Out driving west of our home in Nephi we spotted this Eagle sitting on a ridge.

Blue Birds

We have the most beautiful birds at the property. They are mountain blue birds and live at the 7000 ft. level. Our property is 6300 ft. but they come down and have their young in a old BBQ. They are very friendly, in fact a little to friendly as they sit on my truck mirrors and make quite a mess. They like to look at them self in the mirrors and the windows. The birds are about the same size as sparrows. We enjoy having them around (I think).

Ron and Judy at Skyline approx. 10,000 ft.

Judy at the top of trail above Blackhawk Mountain Estates