2013-03-30 Russian Ridge Hike

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During Phoebe's spring break, we drove to Stanford to visit her brother. The weather is very pleasant as it usually is in this area. Spring is already here with vibrant and lush green on the mountains.

2012-11-04 Block U Hike (#14)

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This is our last hike of 2012. We hiked to Block U (stands for University of Utah) via Dry Creek trail. The weather is quite pleasant and the view is fantastic. There are a few steep spots, but after scrambling up the hill, you feel you are on top of the world with panoramic view of Greater Salt Lake area.

2012-10-28 Living Room Trail Hike (#13)

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Thanks the Lord for a blessed Sunday afternoon hike to the Living Room trail by the U. The weather was very pleasant and there was still some remaining fall color, though the lower part of the trail was wet and muddy due to melting snow. Kids and grown-ups had a great time hiking this moderate trail and enjoyed the view from the "Living Room" furnished with stone chairs, couches and sofa. Kids also had fun walking Macy (the cute dog's name) on the trail. Thanks for sharing your snacks and goodies with one another.

2012-10-14 Adam's Canyon Waterfalls Hike (#12)

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Thank the Lord for a wonderful weather so we could hike the Adam's Canyon waterfalls trail. Thanks everyone for being brothers and sisters' keepers on the somewhat treacherous and moderately strenuous trail. The 40-foot waterfalls at the end was a great reward for all hikers' effort and it was spectacular.I hope that grown-ups and kids all had a great fellowship and enjoyed the beautiful "Autumn Wonderland" along the trial. I am sure you all had sound sleep last night after the hike. Here are some visual memories of yesterday's hike from my camera.

2012-10-07 Willow Lake Hike (#11)

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Another great fall day for hiking. This time we try to see some golden leaves, so we hiked the Willow Lake trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Though some of the leaves have fallen off, but the scene is still very pleasant. Kids and grown-ups had a great time hanging out at the lake. A kind lady, Christe, and her son (maybe 2 or 3 years old) were hiking to Willow Lake as our group was leaving. She offered to take the group photo for us. While she was taking the photo, her son posed with us. Christe told her son to get out of the picture. Then her son sadly and slowly moved away from us. Brother Te-Hsin then chased after him and brought him back to pose with our group for photo. Sister Li Ya also gave him some yummy chocolates for treats. That was quite a highlight for this hike!

2012-09-29 Stewart Falls Hike (#10)

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I wasn't expecting much from this year's fall color due to the dry summer season we had. Boy, was I wrong again (the fist time was after hiking the Mormon Pioneer trail in East Canyon two weeks ago)! According to fall foliage experts, the dry weather shortens color change of trees, and that's why spectacular color of red (maple) and yellow (aspen) were mixing together on our mountains this year. My family and two other families went hiking on the Stewart Falls trail this past Saturday. I think it might have passed its prime time for color, but there were still patches of colorful display of foliage on the trail. Normally it would take about an hour to reach the Stewart Falls, but it took me and Phoebe almost 3 hours to get there. We were having fun taking lots of photos and enjoyed the scenery. I didn't try to hurry her to get to the destination, but instead patiently stayed with her and we had fun discussing and finding the best spots for shooting the fall foliage photos. Sometimes, I wonder if I were to choose my career again, what would I choose? After coming back from the hike, Lijue jokingly (maybe a bit jealously) said now I have found a companion who can go on photography trip/hike with me.

2012-09-23 Mormon Trail Hiking (#9)

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Praise the Lord for a blessed hiking activity and great family bonding time! We were so fortunate to have 3 hour window so we could hike the beautifully breath-taking Mormon trail in East Canyon during this time of the year. Oh boy those trees were on fire, weren't they! The hike was short (1.3 miles). But if that did not take your breath away, the view surely would do just that. I am so grateful that our church families had a great time in this hiking activity. After we arrived at Affleck Park, kids had a blast playing in the shallow creek by the park, and most of them got their feet wet while one kid hilariously got soaked from head to toes (that reminds me of a character called Clumsy in the movie "The Smurfs")! We all had hearty laugh seeing kids having so much fun in the nature (definitely better than those artificial video games!).