on repeat

 The next two days just got better and better, warmer, lots of sunshine, slight breezes.  We wanted to take advantage of that.  There's been so much snow in northern Utah that H's early season cycling has been non-existent.  He's been itching to get on a bike outside so both days we went up to Moab Brand Trails where he could MTB and Milton and I could hike.  

Swimming!

As mentioned before, we've turned the corner into high season, which was evident by the number of vehicles in the parking lot both days.  High season is also heralded by the reappearance of the trail ambassadors at their little green tables, handing out water, dog cookies and information about the area with aplomb.  We were gratified to see lots of tourists checking in with them - hopefully this will help preserve the trails from poor usage.

First paintbrush of the season

Both days we did our respective usual routes - a couple locations along the singletrack were muddy from the recent rains but quickly drying out; Milton had multiple swimming holes from which to choose - and both days we were surprised at the lack of people out on the trails.  We were sure that the trails would be crowded with so many vehicles in the parking lot but no, for whatever reason, we just didn't have to contend with that many people.  Milton would have like to have met more, actually, but he made up for it by introducing himself to the people parked next to us after our hike/ride.

Full potholes

All too soon the weekend ended and we returned north to the land of snow.  Surely spring will reach SLC at some point?