Apparently some parents and teachers want a break this fall, even without the annual UEA convention. So, the traditional Thursday-Friday vacation from school is kept alive by popular vote. (Of course, it was scheduled before the historic convention was cancelled, so what can they do?)
Looking back to 2011, I'm not sure this outing was during UEA Fall Break, but October 15th was around that time when the leaves were showing different colors, and the mountain air was cool. It was a day of global protests, "... part of a series of protests inspired by the Arab Spring, the Icelandic protests, the Portuguese ..." – Wikipedia
Nevertheless, our close group of friends drove over the mountain pass from North Ogden and down into "the valley". First, a picnic lunch of Hayle’s sandwiches, as I recall, was enjoyed at a scenic mountain location frequented by our host. Then we proceeded to his property in Liberty, Utah ... on a steep hill leading up to a level spot. It was rugged, undeveloped, and challenging to climb; (we could elaborate!) Our adventurous Kay was a good sport, and I think she laughed the whole way. We all wanted to check it out for the first time, to see what our older friend had purchased as recreational property many years before. The view of the farmland below was spectacular.
It doesn't take an all-out, expensive vacation to turn Fall Break into a special memory. Just being together as dear friends in the outdoors was the best part. And the hardship of climbing through a tangle of oak brush made a fun memory we still laugh about. Seriously!
Sean (ahead of Bethany) backing up Norma ...
just in case
Hayle, the unstoppable mountain climber
Dave and Hayle at the environmental center gate
