What did you do this summer? 2015

[whansen]

As my kids go back to school each year they get asked. What did you do during the summer? I thought it would be cool to see a list of what all the Bogley's did this Summer. I will start out

Lone Peak
Mt Olympus
The Great White Icicle
Corner Canyon Biking
Zion NP: Heaps and Imlay Canyon
Duck Creek Mammoth lava tubes
Zion NP: Upper Emerald Pools, Overlook Trail, Shelf Canyon
Green River night fishing
Yellowstone NP: Fairy Falls, Mystic Falls, South Rim, Uncle Tom's, Purple Mountain
Guided Yellowstone rafting trip in Gardner MT.
Kings Peak

[rockgremlin]

Took the family to Disneyland

[accadacca]

April

Bear Lake (boating, motorcycling, biking, hiking)
Goblin Valley (camping, hiking, exploring)

May

Fish Lake (fishing, biking, hiking, RVing)

June

Delle (RVing, motorcycling)
Motorcycle Trip Utah/Colorado (Moab, Telluride, Durango, Pagosa Springs, Ouray, Silverton, Grand Mesa, Vernal)
Strawberry (fishing, RVing, exploring)
Bear Lake (boating, motorcycling, biking, hiking)
Lagoon and RVing

July

Scout Camp (BSA Camp Bartlett in Idaho)
Wasatch Mountain State Park (RVing, hiking, training ride, fireworks)
Van Halen Concert

August

Bear Lake (boating, motorcycling, biking, hiking)
Backpacking & Fishing in the Uintas

September

Moab (RVing, hiking, biking, exploring)
Deer Creek (RVing, fishing, biking)
AC/DC Concert in San Francisco (motorcycle trip, Yosemite, exploring)

[whansen]

Wow

[whansen]

April

Bear Lake (boating, motorcycling, biking, hiking)
Goblin Valley (camping, hiking, exploring)

May

Fish Lake (fishing, biking, hiking, RVing)

June

Delle (RVing, motorcycling)
Motorcycle Trip Utah/Colorado (Moab, Telluride, Durango, Pagosa Springs, Ouray, Silverton, Grand Mesa, Vernal)
Strawberry (fishing, RVing, exploring)
Bear Lake (boating, motorcycling, biking, hiking)
Lagoon and RVing

July

Scout Camp (BSA Camp Bartlett in Idaho)
Wasatch Mountain State Park (RVing, hiking, training ride, fireworks)
Van Halen Concert

August

Bear Lake (boating, motorcycling, biking, hiking)
Backpacking & Fishing in the Uintas

September

Moab (RVing, hiking, biking, exploring)
Deer Creek (RVing, fishing, biking)
AC/DC Concert in San Francisco (motorcycle trip, Yosemite, exploring)

Wow what an awesome summer!

[accadacca]

Yeah not bad. Looking at an RV camping trip somewhere over UEA weekend in October too.

I bought a trailer in May to get the family out more and it has worked so far. We will use it about 8 times in 6 months.

[jman]

Great idea @whansen! It's fun to see what others have done. Plus, it's a way to add hikes and ideas to my ever-growing "to-do list"

Here's my list (so far...):

Hiking:
Fort Pearce near St. George
Warner Valley Dinosaur Tracks
"Little Narrows"
Adams Canyon 4x (and two more left for the summer; more for exercise rather than the destination)
Adams Canyon Cabin
"Mossy Waterfall" in Little Cottonwood Canyon
Francis Peak from Bair Canyon - 2x (with one more time in a few weeks w/my younger brother)
Bell Canyon to Upper Bell Reservoir
Waterfall Canyon in Ogden
Bair Canyon to Thurston Peak
Pffeiferhorn via Red Pine Lake
Arches - Fiery Furnace exploration
Grand Tetons: Taggart and Bradley Lake
Farmington Creek
Parrish Creek
Kings Peak
Arches - Delicate Arch
Arches - Devils Garden Loop
Moab - Corona Arch

Scuba Diving:
The Homestead in Midway (an annual event)

Canyoneering:
Zion - Subway 2x (with another trip coming w/my brother in 3 weeks)
Zion - Keyhole
Zion - Pinecreek
Arches NP - Lomatium Canyon
Arches - "Bramble Scramble" (not worth it) "canyon" (not technical after all)
Arches - "Much Better" Canyon (maybe "worth it"...but for young kids)
Arches - Not Tierdrop
Moab - Pleiades Canyon
Zion - Kolob Canyon
Wasatch Front - Willard Canyon
Adams Canyon Waterfall
Swell - Eardley Canyon
Swell - Zero G
Swell - Quandary Direct
Wasatch Front: Great White Icicle
Wasatch Front: Rocky Mouth Canyon
Powell - Black Hole

Running (milestone!):
Ogden Half-Marathon (my first eva!)

Water Sports:
Snake River section 3x by Jackson, Wyoming
Tubing the Weber River (always a good time)
Tubing the Provo River

Mountain-Biking:
Kaysville BST
Ogden BST
Moab - "Full Enchilada" (in October)
Bryce - Thunder Mountain
Park City single-track (it's the best to buy a $12 lift ticket and down you go...never up )




PS - It will be interesting to see what @Scott P or @Rob L have done. They are our world-travelling superstars.

[Rob L]

...<snip>

September

Moab (RVing, hiking, biking, exploring)
Deer Creek (RVing, fishing, biking)
AC/DC Concert in San Francisco (motorcycle trip, Yosemite, exploring)

September already, eh? It must start earlier in the USA than here in Europe.

[Rob L]

<snip>PS - It will be interesting to see what @Scott P or @Rob L have done. They are our world-travelling superstars.

Well thanks for the compliment, but Scott is a much more widely-experienced international traveller and outdoorsman than I am.

I just travel places, whereas he and his family experience them. Which is no comparison.

Rob

[whansen]

@Rob L are you going to share with the class what you did this summer?

Whansen

[Scott P]

It's pretty much been a typical year for us. Here's what we've done so far this year:

http://www.summitpost.org/2015-trip-log/927123

Thus far this year, we've gone hiking or climbing on 97 days, climbed 64 mountains (attempted 67), and 9 technical canyons (a little behind).

Thus far, trips were in Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. Later this week, we're headed for Idaho.

Here are some random photos of some of our trips:

[Sombeech]

I had some fun times (and some miserable times) filming with my drone this summer

Wheeler Canyon



Wild Horse Window



Little Wild Horse Canyon



Goblin Valley State Park



And the kids had fun too


I usually start my "Summer" season when I can get my first mountain bike ride in, and this summer sucked. It started way too late, it was such a wet spring that I had to delay my riding until the trails dried out. I didn't do as much biking or boating for some reason, but I was always busy doing something.

I took my wife Mountain Biking for the first time up in North Fork




I got to ride the new BST section in North Ogden, it's a decent trail.


I took my boy riding in Riverdale



Mueller Park



Flew out to Wendover to see the Slaughter / Vixen concert



Photobombed a few ladies



Had a little chat with Mark Slaughter



Ogden Bonneville Shoreline Trail a few times



Subway Canyon



Orderville and the Narrows



Biked some crowded trails



But made up for it on other rides



Rode the Skyline trail from Pineview



Took my wife up to Park City



Took the family up to Island Park, and Yellowstone





Went boating at Mantua



and Pineview



Went up to Bear Lake a couple times



and just got back from Lava Hot Springs

[peakbagger1971]

May- Mesa Verde NP, Arches
June- Eastern Caribbean cruise
July- scout camp
August- Superior peak, Beatout hike

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[tallsteve]

We actually used to go on more cool vacation trips when we had young kids. Now that we are empty-nesters, we don't get away nearly enough, partly due to my wife's waning interest in doing outdoorsy stuff.

May- Hiking and doing trail work up American Fork Canyon more times than I can count.
Lot's and lot's of road biking.
June- Hiking and mtn. biking up American Fork Canyon more times than I can count.
Mtn. biking Park City several times.
2 night getaway with the wife to Park City.
July- Mtn. biking up AF Canyon more times than I can count.
Week long getaway to Island Park, Idaho. Rented a cabin on Bills Island. Did all the local stuff as well as a day trip into Yellowstone.
August- Mtn. biking up AF Canyon more times than I can count.
Hiked to the top of Timp.
Kristin Chenoweth concert in Park City, 2 night getaway.
Weeklong trip to Phoenix to visit my new granddaughter.
Grand Canyon south rim afternoon visit on the way home from Phoenix. It's been awhile since I've been there and my wife and daughter-in-law hadn't ever been.

My cycling stats since February: 1,900 miles with 190,000' of climbing.

Daughter-in-law and daughter at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon: