Independence Day

So, I have found that I like to celebrate my independence by not being in this country on the 4th of July.  I was in Mexico in 2003 and 2004, Sweden in 2007 and I was going to be in Spain this 4th of July but it did not work out as I had planned.  So as disappointing as that sounds, I had a really good 4th.

I had work in the morning which was actually quite busy but luckily I was only there until two.  I then had a Bar-B-Q with my family.  Afterwards I went on an awesome hike up past Vivian Park with my friend Ryan.  We were planning on a short hike and then meeting up with Sabra and doing another hike in Salt Lake.  As it turned out, we ended hiking a good ten miles or so and Sabra went to the Stadium of Fire, so I guess it worked out for all of us.  After our hike, Ryan and I made some dinner at Pizza Factory and went up to the MTC field to watch fireworks.  I enjoyed it! There were a lot of people so you can imagine how trapped we were when we tried to leave.  We waited awhile for people to leave and then found a back road to Sabra's where I dropped her and Ryan off at his car so that they could go dancing.  I went to bed.  I am not sure that going to bed made much of a difference because I was still really really tired the next day.  Go figure.    :)

 

Really tall plants.  Really, they were tall.

Trees and a trail.  I think this is where I got sap all over me.  That's what I get for hugging a tree.  But it was cool, it was like one huge tree that split into like two trees.

That's Ryan.  By the look on his face , I think he is trying to figure out how many trees he had walked by so far on our hike.  Cha Cha was not around to help in out on this one.

*Pictures courtesy of Ryan Martinsen