Erics trip down the Main Salmon River

View of the river after a steep hike!

View of the confluence of the south fork salmon with the main salmon

A big rose at an old ranch

We found ripe cherries at an old abandoned orchard (also saw some nectarines, but they werent ripe)

Our trip to the Tetons

Field of wildflowers on a hike up the south fork Teton

Columbine flowers

We saw Emmy Lou Harris at the ski area

At the top of Grand Targhee ski resort with Grand Teton behind us

This is Upper Mesa Falls near Island Park - the wildflowers along the road were amazing this year

Miscellaneous

Teal and Jules on recent hike on Helena Ridge Trail

A picture we just recieved from a friend from our grand canyon raft trip last year. Sherry is in the red life jacket. (notice the cool lawn chair strapped to the back)

A recent trip to Lake McDonald (Glacier National Park)

Grammies Hog

Sherrys Turning 50 this year - 'nuff said

Notice the cool basket and streamers!!!

Craters of the Moon National Monument

Me and Ma on top of North Crater (an illegal hike, but we dodged the cops -- I wasnt worried, I'm faster than her.)

One of the prettier flowers we saw in the park

I convinced Ma to go into the biggest cave in the park -- she wouldnt go into any of the small tunnels, but this one had plenty of head room.

This is no ordinary cave. It has skylights and stairs.

She may be smiling, but its just hiding the fear as she slides and climbs out of the cave.

Ma survived the caves, and as the saying goes... whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger! You can see how strong it has made her.

Erics trip to Zions NP

indian paintbrush growing out of a vertical rock wall

a self-portrait ("gobble--gobble")

sunset in the canyon

sunset in the canyon

this is called angels landing - the hike goes up that narrow face - they have chains in many areas to make it easier. When i looked over the cliff a little more I saw some specks on this rock face - see next picture.....

on the vertical face of the rock in the previous picture I happened to see a few campers - they had spent the night at that spot - probably 400-500 feet from the valley floor

Looking straight up from a slot canyon

i really was there!

Erics trip to Bryce Canyon NP

sunrise from bryce point

another sunrise from bryce point

sunrise from Bryce Point

Looking down some very tight switchbacks on a trail down into the hoodoos

looking back up from the previous shot - way up towards the top there are some people hiking down

this area is called the "hat shop"

sunset on the hoodoos

view from a tunnel on one of the trails

hoodoos