Moe really likes smoked pork shoulder.
Spaghetti is not Moe's favorite.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Moe.
Moe. The newest addition. An itty bitty kitty that Rob found living under our back porch.
Moe really likes smoked pork shoulder.
Spaghetti is not Moe's favorite.
Moe really likes smoked pork shoulder.
Spaghetti is not Moe's favorite.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Diamond Fork Hot Springs 10/16/11
Went exploring this weekend and found a new spot in Utah, Diamond Fork Hot Springs. About an hour and 1/2 drive from Park City there is a 2 mile hike up to natural hot springs. Easy hike, and there were still come fall colors to be seen. Cant wait to try it in the winter when the snow is falling!
Mid-Mountain Colors - 10/1/2011
Took advantage of warm Fall temperatures and the beautiful changing colors and went for a mountain bike ride on Park City Mountain Resort behind our place.
First flat tire of the season. And I got two in one ride.
Mendocino County California
Friday Night was the Welcome Dinner/BBQ for Kate and Eric at Kate's Aunt and Uncle's house. Beautiful house tucked up in the foothills and Vineyards. We decided to pull Kate and Eric aside to give them their wedding gift away from all the other guests and before the craziness of the wedding began. We were lucky enough to be able to use our friendship and fresh cookies as leverage to have two custom pairs of Moment skis made to commemorate their wedding day. Needless to say they were pumped.
The next morning we found a cute little breakfast spot across from our hotel in Hopland. It wasn't really hard to find, it was the only place besides a grocery store and a donut shop in the little town of 700 people. The food was great, and the brought us a bread basket full of pastries to start the meal.
While the mountain biking was a bust, we were still able to do some pretty amazing exploring in Mendocino County the morning before the wedding. Drove up Cow Mountain which was supposed to have 17 miles of mountain biking trails. All we found were shotgun shells and more shotgun shells. But we did get a great view of the valley below.
And yes, a little brand tagging.
The town of Ukiah held some gems of its own. Including a Buddhist Monastery, peacocks, and this guy.
The wedding was held at Jerico Estate which is a "tread gently upon the Earth" vineyard with beautiful Mediterranean-style architecture and 180 acres of vineyards. It was a beautiful setting for the wedding.
The wedding had a very heavy ski theme, was really well done!
Great dinner, dancing and drinks, had a fantastic evening.
The next morning we found a cute little breakfast spot across from our hotel in Hopland. It wasn't really hard to find, it was the only place besides a grocery store and a donut shop in the little town of 700 people. The food was great, and the brought us a bread basket full of pastries to start the meal.
While the mountain biking was a bust, we were still able to do some pretty amazing exploring in Mendocino County the morning before the wedding. Drove up Cow Mountain which was supposed to have 17 miles of mountain biking trails. All we found were shotgun shells and more shotgun shells. But we did get a great view of the valley below.
The wedding was held at Jerico Estate which is a "tread gently upon the Earth" vineyard with beautiful Mediterranean-style architecture and 180 acres of vineyards. It was a beautiful setting for the wedding.
The wedding had a very heavy ski theme, was really well done!
Great dinner, dancing and drinks, had a fantastic evening.
Even though we took 3 days to drive to California, we decided to tackle the whole drive back in one day. This time drove South through Napa and Sacramento. The drive through all the vineyards and past all the wineries was beautiful, and we couldn't have asked for better weather for the drive. The highlight of the 14 hour drive home was finding a roadside BBQ stand that had all the meats smoking outside over an open pit.
Driving To Cali - A 3 Day Adventure
788 Miles and 14 Hours in a car, totally better than flying.
Friday
Friday noonish we started our last leg of the drive to California Multiple people encouraged us to take the more scenic 2-lane road instead of 1-80. Being up for an adventure we said "Why Not" and took off in to the deep words of Northern Cali. Drove through snow, Olive Orchards, Vineyards and some pretty interesting little towns.
The last 17 miles and hour of our drive was over the Hopland Pass, one of the "steepest and most difficult to drive of any California highway" we later found out. It is 17 miles of 10 MPH hairpin turns overlooking steep drop offs and eroding road. It was white-knuckle driving at its best, but the views were amazing.
We decided to drive to Northern California in early October to attend Rob's college roomate's wedding. Driving would allow us to take our bikes, and as many other things as we thought we would need for the 4 day weekend without worrying about airline restrictions. Did we ride our bikes? Did we need 6 pairs of shoes, 5 ties and 4 dresses? No. But we sure had quite the adventure driving there!
Wednesday
We made the decision to leave on Wednesday after work and drive strait through to Reno so we would have a full day there to mountain bike and hangout with our Moment friends. Wednesday night was also when the first big storm of the winter decided to roll through Utah and Nevada. We made it about 45 minutes out of Salt Lake before we hit a wall of rain and 45 MPH crosswinds. In the dark. After about 5 minutes of driving in this at 50 MPH we both decided that getting a hotel room in Wendover was the best decision. Boy was it ever. $60 got us a very clean room at the classiest casino in town, a huge king bed, and some amazing people watching.
Thursday
Thursday morning we woke up to snow on the mountain tops, and along the hwy for a good portion of our drive.
Made it to Reno in time for some In-N-Out, and a tour of the new Moment show room.
I also found the shining star of Reno ... a nail salon where you can get a mani-pedi all while enjoying a delicious non-Utah margarita. Sold, will visit Reno anytime.
Friday noonish we started our last leg of the drive to California Multiple people encouraged us to take the more scenic 2-lane road instead of 1-80. Being up for an adventure we said "Why Not" and took off in to the deep words of Northern Cali. Drove through snow, Olive Orchards, Vineyards and some pretty interesting little towns.
The last 17 miles and hour of our drive was over the Hopland Pass, one of the "steepest and most difficult to drive of any California highway" we later found out. It is 17 miles of 10 MPH hairpin turns overlooking steep drop offs and eroding road. It was white-knuckle driving at its best, but the views were amazing.
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