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Lake Powell

The water was 77.1 and 240 deep

the red marks show how deep the fish are

and the circle fish are how many there are.

They also had big cat fish

John holding a few of the fish we caught behind him is the picture of the fish on the wall

We went to lake Powell last week and camped for 4 days at Glen Canyon
camp ground. They have the nicest camp ground except for showers. It is
very southwestern style.We are fishing fanatics so we spent a lot of days
fishing for the striped Bass. They are so much fun to catch. The yucky part is they like Anchovy fish which you cut in half and put on your hook.
They have this big stone wall near bullfrog marina called the Mokey Wall
and it is where we caught tons of fish and some cat fish too. The water temp. was 77 degrees. So many people were enjoying being in the water
except me because I looked at the fish finder and seen so many fish that
there was no way I was jumping in that water. I prefer the swimming pool where you can see what is under your feet.Any way on this big wall some
how there is this stone that is shaped like a fish and it is there that we caught all the fish. We had these guys that would pass us each day and see our string of fish out the back of the boat. The second day they begged us
to fish beside us so they could catch something. They were not having any
luck the past couple days so we let them and they caught some fish too....

four wheeling adventures

our four wheelers, mine is the empty one

There goes John up another hill

views from top


Last Saturday we went four wheeling up cobblestone canyon, It has the
most gorgeous views of Utah and the lakes. We saw lots of deer and they
had these bulls that were way up high. John wants me to go first so I don't get so much dust and he stays behind with all the gear. If I ran into one
of those things charging me or if I ran into a bear I guess I'd have to high
tail it back to where he is to get the bear spray that he thinks will do some
thing. I think it would just make the bear mad and attack us. I know I am
going to run into something some time when he lets me lead like a mad
moose,bear or cougar and that will be the last straw and I will get me
a gun to carry like I want too. Problem is I need to learn how to shoot it.
I do enjoy the beautiful trails way up high in the mountains but would like to have my own protection especially when I look back and he is riding up
some big hill way far away doing dare devil stuff. Now I know where Wendy and Jason get there no fear attitude. They have a father who still
thinks he is a teenager.

Another trip to flaming gorge

We went to flaming gorge again for my birthday week-end and really had a fun time fishing for those Kokanee Salmon. They are the funnest fish to catch and the hardest
to catch. I finally caught 2 big salmon and lost a couple. John caught 2 also and
lost a few. I also caught a lake trout that was a good size. We enjoyed camping and
swimming also. If you ever been to Wyoming you know that the wind can be pretty fierce. It tried it's hardest to blow our tent away again. Luckily we got off the
water before the wind storm came. Last year it almost sank us out in the water and
when we got back our tent had blown away and we had to look every where for it. It
ended up about 500 feet from our campsite. It had a double air mattress, 2 chairs
and other stuff that should have weighed it down as well as being staked down but
the Wyoming wind can really get ya. The water is so clear that John went snorkeling
and saw lots of fish. I am so scared to jump in thinking one of those big teeth salmon is going to have me for lunch that I finally found a raft that you can lay on
and get wet but not feel what's under you. Give me a swimming pool and I am fine.
The antelope roam all over the camp grounds. When I was going to the restroom I ran
smack into one large buck with big horns. It scared me as much as I scared it. The
Males have beautiful black triangle faces and big horns. They roam all around which
is quite interesting to watch.

Fun at Flaming Gorge

John,Vicky and our son in law's parents Connie and Richard went camping at flaming gorge over the weekend. We had so much fun together catching fish, swimming and having camp fires each night. We really enjoy spending time with our good friends. All of us caught a Kokanee Salmon and many more. We had a lot of fish to bring home. They are a very good fish to eat. While we were there they had antelope and chipmunks all over the camp site which was fun to watch. On the way home we had all these sheep that would not budge out of the road. Utah has so many neat fish and animals as well as all the states. God bless the
USA......

Baltimore Inner harbor and Aquarium

Dolphin and trainer saying Hi to everyone
dolphin under water
Stingray tank
Patrick in front of submarine
Dawn and Patrick
Vicky and Patrick
Patrick looking at fish
Big bird and Patrick

Dawn, Patrick and Vicky went to the inner harbor in Baltimore Maryland. The harbor is on the edges of the city and is a very pretty place to visit. They have lots of old ships and submarines that are there for people to tour as well as this really neat aquarium that even has a dolphin show. It has about 5 levels of fish,rain forests,sharks,children's touch tanks, frogs, birds,bats and a really cool 4-D movie that unfortunatly scared Patrick too death. He spent the whole time under my shirt. They have special effects like something comes out and pokes you in the back, water squirts out at you,When they show these mice and snakes they have something under your feet that feel like they are really there. The movie is a nature movie about the ocean and animals so they have special effects with each one. When they showed the whale blowing water out of its top they had hundreds of bubbles fill the room it
was the coolest movie Dawn and I ever saw but I don't think kids like it to much because you never know what will come out next. Dawn and I laughed our heads off while Patrick stayed under my shirt not looking at any of it........

Our favorite things about Maryland

My Mom and Abby hit it off big time.
Tyler at park near Jason's condo.
Abby at park
John's mom and Tyler and Abby
Abby sitting in front of flowers at Great Grandma's
Our favorite food, cheasapeake crabs
this is what they look like before cooking
we use to catch bushels of them and cook them

A crab boat out on cheasapeake bay
Lots and Lots of Trees
My mom(granny) walking her dog Macy

with Tyler and Abby

We always enjoy going and visiting Maryland but it is so hard on my lungs that I am very blessed to live in Utah. We love visiting all our family and going to the beach and eating the Maryland blue crabs which turn red when they are cooked. (yummy) We miss the beautiful parks and mostly the cheasapeake bay and Atlantic Ocean. We love Utah and all the beauty it has too. We live in a beautiful country and love America. God Bless the USA..........