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Monday Mojo, Volume 7

May 22, 2017 by Amiee

May Snow in the Wasatch

Snowzees in the Foothills, May 17, 2017

We had a very special week of weather in Salt Lake last week. Waking up to snow in our yard, I abandoned all responsibilities and took my dog up my favorite local peak to photograph the wildflowers covered in snow. Was a totally magical morning, but sadly all the wildflowers are now dead.

Frustrated with wedding planning, we ended up booking tickets for a pre-honeymoon instead. Italy tickets for 400 bucks a pop, couldn’t not by them. Still afraid the airline is going to email me and say the fare was a mistake. Daytime Proseco drinking alternating with cappuccino drinking here I come… now I just need a trail race in Europe for the weekend of September 16th.

Halfway through Tales from Out There, the book about the Barkley Marathons and obsessed! The book is a fantastic history of the race from its beginning detailing every year’s race through 2009 highlighting all sorts of craziness thrown in. I don’t ever want to run it (saw briers, no way!), but damn is it fun to read about.

Enjoyed following Meghan Hicks on her Bob Graham run this weekend. Love that she was paced by two eager looking Border Collies for part of the way. Looks like such beautiful terrain and would love to visit some day. That girl is amazing and I wish she would try her hand at Barkley!

Oh and Killian summitted Everest too.

Heading to Escalante this weekend for one final desert trip of the season. Then my Subaru gets her one wash of the year. Always sad to wash away all that red dirt, but good to know she will get covered again come fall.

Dogs, Wildflowers, and Snow

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I still don’t quite understand how one can “ow I still don’t quite understand how one can “own” a bazillion years of geological time 🤔
New obsession, desert ice! New obsession, desert ice!
Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get used to these average Monday morning run views (not a fan of how close he gets to the edge though).
Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the dese Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the desert this winter. Guess I don’t have to 🤷🏼‍♀️
Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the other week. She said she learned those moves watching Ninja Warriors 😂 We then ticked off another of her bucket list items and had dinner at @hellsbackbonegrill (holy moly carrot cupcake desert, no photos cuz we enjoyed every second!). Now she just needs to buy a horse or at least find one to borrow and her winter in the desert will be complete (although she still has four more months here)!
Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing t Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing today. Hotel tomorrow 😜
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