ten years

On October 3, 2009, at 2:43 p.m. (when we had dropped off our U-Haul trailer), we had arrived in Utah.  We can't believe that ten years has flown by so quickly.  TEN YEARS IN UTAH!  It was a really good move for us and we have really loved it out here.  We may not be exploring the SLC area as much as we did ten years ago (although we did just discover a new brew pub, Hopkins Brewing in Sugarhouse, who does an excellent NAIPA ("not an IPA") and has a dog-friendly patio) but we are still spending as much time as we can outdoors in this gorgeous, adventure-worthy state.

Because of when we moved, our year starts in October and ends in September, so here's a recap of what we've done this last year.  We didn't go as far afield as prior years, mostly because we wanted to do Milton-friendly stuff, but we did get down to Moab a lot.  Which is always awesome.

October 2018:  MTBing; hiking; rainy trip to Moab; visit from H's folks; drier trip to Moab; MILTON!!!!

November 2018:  Culmination of the Year of Hiking, including the annual Sol-Bright hike; Thanksgiving turkey trot; opening day at Alta

December 2018:  Skiing; hitting 100" of snow at Alta; celebrating twenty years of being together; Christmas in Moab

January 2019:  Skiing (including some cold temperatures); quick trip to Moab; some good storms up north; houseguests here to ski (my brother and niece)

February 2019:  Skiing; the wettest winter Moab has had in years

March 2019:  Skiing (H got new ski gloves!); really good snowpack throughout the state; quick trip to Moab where it was almost warm (not really)

April 2019:  A couple of Moab weekends, where it was actually dry enough to hike; skiing; fantastic snowpack; another visit from my brother; closing day at Alta

May 2019:  A week's vacation in Moab, with a visit from H's folks; hiking and MTBing (in Moab because still too much snow up north); Memorial Day weekend in Moab

June 2019:  Some hiking and MTBing along the Wasatch as the snow melts (Park City and Snowbasin); weekend getaway to Moab

July 2019: Hiking (Alta, the LaSals); MTBing (Park City, Moab); Fourth of July weekend in Moab

August 2019:  Week's vacation in Moab (hiking and MTBing); first ever sighting of Utah's state flower, the Sego lily; MTBing in Park City; hiking in the Uintas

September 2019:  Hiking (LaSals, Moab canyons, Millcreek Canyons north and south); MTBing (Park City, Dead Horse Point State Park, Moab Brand trails)

Happy tenth move-iversary and happy new year!