South Side

A winter storm warning is part of the forecast for tomorrow.  (Finally!  The good season returns.)  But, yesterday I was out on the South Side Trail in my t-shirt.  I think it will make a good mountain bike ride if we don't get too much snow.

Title Defense

The painting competition at the Escalante Canyons Art Festival includes a junior division.  EDO has participated for each of the past three years.  Last year she won best in show for her entry.  This year too!  Unfortunately, all I've seen so far is the thumbnail (above).  But, it was a successful title defense.  Pretty cool.

Texas Swing

One funny thing about Bob Wills is that he would often keep up a running background commentary on the Texas Playboys while they were singing.  Listen to him on "So Long, I'll See You Later" or "Roly Poly."  It just cracks me up.  But, it actually sounds pretty good, too.  It is very melodic and well-timed.  At any rate, we took our inspiration from Bob on this one.  I think the girls did a great job of coming up with a sweet little harmony.  I tried to imitate Wills with the background commentary, but I have neither his timing nor his melodies.  Listen here.

Scouting

Tony said that he would help me get my wood.  I will definitely take him up on it.  But, today was not really the day.  I did go out scouting near Poison Lake, but it was too late in the day and too hot for any wood cutting.  Until I saw this one.  A dead, dry, down, ponderosa pine, with no bark.  And I could drive to it.  Too good to pass up.  I made twenty cuts and loaded the rounds.  It was hot work, but I was done in ninety minutes.

Can't We All Just Get Along?

Maria says that she really likes the pictures from northern California (Sep 8 post, for example).  EDO doesn't think they are anything like as good as the ones from southern Utah (e.g., Sep 2 post).  Hopefully the two of them can agree on this pair.  I got turned around yesterday and ended up on the western cusp of the Great Basin, out towards Horse Lake.  I climbed a little ridge where I could look out towards the lake, above, and back towards the Honey Lake Valley, below.