eight years

Eight years.  Holy moly, we've been in Utah for eight years.  The time just goes so fast but eight years ago, at 2:43 p.m., we had officially arrived in SLC.  Looking back at this past year (we count our "year" as 10/1 - 9/30), it seems a little light - we didn't do much hiking because H was training for his big rides, plus the wet September weather slowed us down a little too - but still, we tried to get out there:

October 2016 - G and T come to visit; hiking with moose sightings; Snowbird Appreciation Day

November 2016 - Long weekend in Moab; annual Sol-Bright hike; final MTB ride of the season; annual Cold Turkey Thanksgiving morning run

December 2016 - Alta finally opens for skiing; A partially dislocates shoulder; we discover the glories of the ski bus; it starts snowing

January 2017 - Skiing with lots of storms and a couple best-days-ever

February 2017 - Skiing with more new snow and a day on the hill with an old friend

March 2017 - Skiing and some early spring skiing conditions

April 2017 - Skiing (including Frank, closing day and Supreme closing forever) and an awesome visit with K and D

May 2017- Moab trip, including camping at Needles District; back on the MTBs in Park City; slow start to hiking because there's so much snow still in the mountains

June 2017 - MTBing; H does Porcupine Hill Climb; Snowbird Cool Air concerts; still a lot of snow in the mountains

July 2017 - Hiking; MTBing; visit from old friends from back east; H becomes a Crusher; wildflowers

August 2017 - Tour of Utah plus H does the Ultimate Challenge; great hiking, including new trails and redemption for A on the Alta/Dry Fork loop; MTBing; more wildflowers

September 2017 - Hiking; overnight at Snowbird; MTBing, including revisiting that 54+ mile ride from Echo Reservoir to Park City and back; road trip with H's parents to Bryce Canyon National Park and Capitol Reef National Park

And then just like that, we start a new year - happy new year, everyone!  What will this one bring?