After the pandemic hit Washington state (first in the nation) in March 2020 we spent a lot of time at home and with family. By the summer, the case load decreased and we wanted to try going on a little controlled adventure to visit the Llamzon side of the family in Orem, UT and took a little trip to Bear Lake to stay in an airbnb.
We went on an unexpectedly arduous hike in the Alpine Loop near Sundance area that was much longer than anyone anticipated but was also quite beautiful. The kids all put in great efforts.
There was an exciting outdoor dinosaur museum type thing we went to near Logan UT that was a big hit. This was just as Meera’s dinosaur obsession had started in the recent lonely months at home during the pandemic.
Breaskfast at our airbnb. The kids just loved this place!
A fun time was had by all in this very shallow and child-friendly lake.
We had the chance to celebrate Georgia’s 75th birthday and Clark’s 35th birthday together which was just wonderful.
Abe had a terrific idea to go fossil hunting in the South eastern corner of Wyoming, which borders Bear Lake, Utah. We even found fossils of 65 million year old fish that we got to bring home!
Back at Lily and Abe’s house, there was much fun to be had. We also went on more local hikes near Orem. It was a terrific week!