The Mighty Snake River

Pat and I look forward to our annual whitewater rafting trip with the Woolley's the last week of June each year. This year was no exception. We stay at the East Table Campground located about 12 miles east of Alpine, WY. This region had a late spring so there was still a lot of snow melt coming down the river. This picture is of our camp the first night. Wild flowers were abundant and beautiful.



Another shot of our campsite with the early morning light. A note of interest to all of you hayfever sufferers. Every day you would have to deal with a heavy coating of yellow pollen all over everything. I've not seen anything like it before.



All things bright and beautiful!



We have really enjoyed last year's Father's Day gift. The Camp Chef gets a lot of use and we love it.

This is our launch area. I was grateful for the wetsuit this year (even though they are a little bit form fitting). The water was definitely cold.



One of my favorite positions. We basically ran the river, ate good food, played games, rested and read. Still enjoying the backpacking hammock that the Dalpias' gave me several years back.



Standing in front of the two rafts we used this year. Sometimes we are adventuresome and use really small rafts for a greater thrill. Not this year with the water flow. We are wearing our "I Survived the Snake River" T-shirts.



A great natural frame near our campsite.



All good things come to an end. We're packing up to go home.



The river was flowing about 22,500 CFS (cubic feet per second) when we left. Last year on the same date it was flowing around 5,000. This video will give you a feel for "Lunch Counter", one of the biggies.

St. George

OK, here's the deal. Patty and I grew tired of the stock market, wanted to invest in real estate, and so we bought our retirement home early in St. George. We'll stay in West Point, but will use this new place to run away regularly. This is a picture of our brand new backyard.

We just got home from church and took a self-portrait in the front yard.


One of the truly great things about our new location is being only 35 miles from Zion's National Park. This is a picture of the incredible sheer walls at the Upper Emerald Pool. We took a leisurely? stroll up the trail on Sunday with our sack lunch.

Patty really enjoyed these flowers along the trail.

A front view of our new home.

A quick peak at a video of the backyard. The grass is all of 3 days old. 6 days ago this area was bare dirt. The landscapers did a terrific job.