After rafting, we stopped in Glenwood Springs for some ice cream! We could have easily spent another 6 hours checking out this sweet mountain town that the kids don't rememeber visiting before (but they have!).
The back of Noah's new rafting shirt says, "if you can read this, pull me back in!" upside down.
I tried to catch some of the beauty of the Colorado River on our way down the canyon. Pictures never do it justice.
We stopped at Grammy Q's house for the night, which always takes us on an epic walk down memory lane. Jason was digging Grandma and Grandpa Miller pics this time around. These are Grammy Q's parents, Dawna and Bill.
High school Jason!
Baby Auntie Emily! Which means Jason is about Emma's age (14) in this picture.
Baby Jason in Grammy Q's arms.
This is Provo Canyon in Utah, probably in 2005. Just a bunch of baddies hiking in jeans.
Jason snuck this treasure home and absolutely shocked me with it-
Grammy Q loved giving Leah a hug!
and a giant tree that decided to end it's life while we were gone. So sad.
I have decided that there is always an unknown sacrifice to our house that we have to make when we go on vacation (see many, many previous posts of dead plants, water-logged ceilings, smashed mailboxes, etc.). This was an exceptionally sad sacrifice, with mixed reports from neighbors on whether a bad storm or just a rotten core was the cause of death.
One perk of leaving and coming back is that the wildlife always gets more comfortable coming up to the house while we're away. Look at these sweet babies!
We could have spent another week here too!
A quick 10 hours later, we were back in the land of blue skies, white clouds, green corn and nary a wildfire in sight.
Just a cute pup that was thrilled that we were home,
And this officially concludes our epic Utah Vacation 2026! We were so glad to take the time out of our summer to explore and enjoy a part of Utah that we rarely get to visit. We came home with lots of happy memories made!
