eleven years

We arrived in Utah on October 3, 2009.  Because of that, our own year starts in October and ends in September.  And, as is traditional, here is a recap of our past year's activities.  It's a little weird, this time around, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and all that has entailed: our ski season ended abruptly mid-and we then went to Moab for eight weekends in a row, just to get away and get outside.  Since then, we've been mostly alternating weekends - SLC and Moab - and know how fortunate we are to be able to do that.  Like everyone else, any actual trips have been canceled/put on hold, so it's been a lot of the same going on.  But we are so far healthy, relatively sane and continuing to be outside as much as we can be.  Here's to the next year!

October 2019:  A week in Moab, with H's folks joining us for some of it, and Milton stays in his first hotel (and doesn't like the elevator); MTBing and hiking in Park City; another Moab weekend and a brand new (to us) arch.

November 2019:  H's last MTB of the season at Round Valley (and A and M take a hike); a couple of weekends in Moab, including Thanksgiving (stormy weather, hike to Delicate Arch, Hell's Revenge); hiking in Park City.

December 2019:  Skiing begins with good snow on day #2; a couple of weekends in Moab (Porcupine Rim and Fins N' Things hikes); good snow around Christmas.

January 2020:  Great ski conditions with lots of storms; a couple of weekends in Moab (with hikes in Grandstaff Canyon, return to Fins N' Things).

February 2020:  Skiing with our friend Will (great conditions); huge snowstorms with historic interlodge closure in Little Cottonwood Canyon; long weekend in Moab (Metal Masher, Amasa Back, attempt to find Pocket Arch).

March 2020:  Skiing; the pandemic arrives; every weekend spent in Moab (Uranium Arch, Pocket Arch attempt); first MTB of the season.

April 2020:  Every weekend in Moab (Jackass Canyon, Jackson's Trail, Steelbender, Behind the Rocks, Sovereign trail systems, Grandstaff from the other end, Hidden Valley, Fins N' Things; MTBing); wheel trouble on one trip home.

May 2020:  A couple weekend in Moab, including Memorial Day holiday; Woody's reopens; hiking and MTBing in Park City.

June 2020:  Every other weekend in Moab with MTBing (new trails include Horsethief and Chisholm; and hiking (Grandstaff Canyon, Hell's Revenge, Amasa Back, Seven Mile Canyon, Upheaval Dome, Millcreek); MTBing in Park City; Grandeur Peak and Lookout Peak hikes.

July 2020:  Back to Alta for the first time since March 8 to do a hike; MTBing and hiking in Park City with friend Ted; two long weekends in Moab (Day Canyon hike, Moab Rim hike, Navajo Rocks hike where Milton wicked overdoes it chasing rabbits.); we discover Grid City Beer Works.

August 2020:  "Pleasanting" at Round Valley; Moab long weekend; MTBing in Park City with Ted; flowers at Alta.

September 2020:  Snowbird hike; "new" cruiser bike for A; Labor Day weekend in Moab (very hot); MTBing with Ted.

Happy eleventh move-iversary and happy new year to you all!