Monday, February 18, 2008

Wasatch Backcountry

We couldn't have asked for a better day to celebrate two Presidents' birthdays! The sun was shining, we have lots of snow, and the avalanche danger was low. So we decided to take advantage! We had a hard time deciding where to go, but we settled on snowshoeing to Donut Falls in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It's a short hike, but very scenic. The best part was how much wildlife we saw today. There was a huge herd of elk on the mountain by the side of our house when we left with one large buck heading up the harem of females. Then we saw a few moose while snowshoeing and later in the day we saw a bobcat dart across the road below our house. It's amazing that within 15 minutes of the city, you can see all that wildlife and simply "get away from it all." Now for the pics...

Classic one-hander
The Tongue
Leap of FaithMt. Olympus on my shoulderQuiet SolitudeThis is Donut Falls just to the right of the rocks (about 5 feet under the snow)Moose Buddies (see the one on the right too?)
Unfortunately we didn't get pics of the elk or the bobcat, maybe next time...

***PS*** We also went on a SLC photo tour with our friends on Saturday, click on the teaser pic below for more great shots of SLC.

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17 comments:

  1. gina bina10:01 AM

    Snowshoeing was so so so so so much fun! We couldn't of had a more perfect day in the mountains.

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  2. Tuttles10:31 AM

    Oh my heck! You saw a bobcat! One time we saw a moose and I cried because I was scared. I hate wild animals.

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  3. Two Wheeler12:40 PM

    Yes, we did see a bobcat, it darted across the road towards our house. Do you want to come over? :-)

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  4. j e s s i e5:05 PM

    WOW!! that is rad that you saw so many wild animals all in one day... Gina was telling the truth when she said she had a great time.
    PS happy bday G

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  5. Anonymous10:59 PM

    Is that moose stuck up to it's neck in snow?

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  6. Two Wheeler11:09 PM

    haha, it looks like it, eh? It was just laying down, but the snow was about 5-6 feet deep in most places. You can see some Forest Service toilet houses in one of the pics and they're buried up to the eaves.

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  7. CHUNTZ9:09 PM

    Brad what would I do with out you and Gina helping me with all those crazy blog demons out there!?

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  8. Two Wheeler9:36 PM

    No worries Chuntz. I hate those little word recognition things too, in fact I haven't enabled them on this blog yet and every time I get spammed here, I just manually delete it. If the spamming gets too bad, I'm sure I'll enable word recognition here too, unfortunately. One of the banes of the internet that we just have to deal with.

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  9. Rachel9:05 PM

    I want to go snowshoeing! I've NEVER been before! I love the pic of G jumping--her face is the best!

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  10. Two Wheeler9:50 PM

    Well we need to go then Rach! Before the snow melts,we even have kiddie snowshoes that would be perfect for Addie if you wanted to take her too. We have 7 adult pair, so let's make it a partay!

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  11. Lisa P.10:07 PM

    Brad you take great photos. I think you should go into the business of photography/energy efficiency. That would be a pretty good gig!

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  12. Two Wheeler10:36 PM

    Thanks Lisa, I'll keep practicing! :-)

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  13. Tiffani Ford10:09 AM

    I can't believe I've never commented and your blog! I totally suck. Great pictures! We just LOVE the Duncans. Gina is totally my BFF!

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  14. Two Wheeler10:11 AM

    Thanks for finally showing up Tiff! Glad to have you over here, anytime. Now let's see some pics of that race!

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  15. jarv4:19 PM

    That is soooo dang pretty. There is nothing better than snowshoeing on a perfect sunny day in a quiet serene forest with your honey!

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  16. Two Wheeler9:44 PM

    Hey Jarv, glad you made your way over here! I don't update it enough, I gotta make some time for a new post. Couldn't agree with you more about the snowshoeing!

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  17. mrs. farlanderz11:28 PM

    we have got to get together more often! - but til then you can check our biz at our blog - cheers

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