Josie & Jackson

Belated 4th of July

Ok, so we never posted these photos from the 4th of July...so here they are! We went to the annual Huntsville Mumford family 4th of July party.

Parade watching - Josie & cousin Ben, and Jackson & cousin Josh

The kids playing with their loot from the fair/carnival

It was a beautiful day...and so much fun that Jackson didn't want to stop playing even for a second!

Mount Timpanogos

A few weeks ago Steve decided to hike Mt. Timpanogos with his brother, Ryan, and his brother-in-law, Joe. They got up early and started the hike at about 6:30.

Ryan, Joe, and Steve along the trail. We started at the Aspen Grove trail (Sundance), which is a beatiful trail, full of waterfalls and wildflowers. Not to give away the ending, but we went down the Timpanooke Trail to get the full Timpanogos experience.

The scenery along the trail is incredible.

The hillsides were full of mountain goats. I think they were pretty domesticated, because you could get pretty close and they wouldn't run away. This is the first time I had ever seen mountain goats in their "natural" habitat.

Emerald Lake - beautiful, and fed by glaciers! And yes...we hiked in the snow too!

At the top! 11,749 feet high - the second highest peak in Utah's Wasatch range. Second only to Mt. Nebo, which I conquered back in 2004! This was about a 9 hour hike, including an hour on top for lunch. It's not quite Everest, but it's definitely a satisfying hike.