Oops - certainly didn't mean for such a long break between posts. We went down to Moab last weekend for a friend's mother's funeral, and then I had to work long hours to make up the time (without burning a precious vacation day), so things just got away from me here.
It was a little surreal, being in Moab and having to do grown-up things, like wear real clothes and be places at certain times. The funeral was at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Moab Community Church (which amazingly didn't immediately catch fire when H and I entered), then a luncheon, and then the graveside service out in Castle Valley. The funeral was nice, actually, very personal with folks telling stories about the decedent, plus lots of songs. And we hadn't thought to bring beer to the graveside service, but a number of folks did, so there's that.
That afternoon, we hung out with our neighbor and her dog, drinking beers and getting caught up. That was really good too and we hadn't had the chance for a while: she is a commercial fisherman who spends her late springs/summers/early falls on her boat in Alaska.
We did manage a little bit of trail time, much to Milton's delight, putting together a 7+ miler on Pipe Dream. Despite the snow earlier in the week, the trail was in good shape - mostly dry and not muddy. It wasn't heavily trafficked either, although we did meet a couple of nice dogs out with their people.
And finally, to wrap up the adulting, our hot water heater/tank needs to be replaced as it has no expansion tank (?) and is leaking directly onto the pilot light. There were lukewarm showers all weekend, which wouldn't have been a problem if it was already summer. It was a decent weekend but all things considered, I think I prefer not to have to adult so much.
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