Life in Loa

I was just going through my old blog posts and realized I never published our Loa trip post from last summer! Eeek! The trip was a good one and I wanted to share it all with you. Better late than never!

Our trip to Loa, Utah was a blast! Jono and I enjoyed the quiet escape and feeling of Loa. It was fun to visit Sarah, Kevin and of course, Simon. We started the drive on Friday at about 7 am and got to Loa around 4:30 pm, just in time for dinner. We went to a fun little family owned restaurant and the food was delicious! They had mozarella sticks and scones with yummy honey butter. And afterwards we got a couple slices of homemade pie to eat at home. We spent the rest of the night talking and laughing.

Saturday we woke up and went to Capitol Reef National Park. We hiked about half way up to Chimney Rock (right before we got to the switch-backs) and then turned around and came back. We could see it from the ground...plus my back was on the rebound and it was starting to yell at me. So we left and drove to see some cool Petroglyphs on the side of mountains and visited Holt Orchards. We put a couple dollars in the box and we got to pick some apples and pears...which were delicious!! I love fruit (seriously, it's my candy) and I absolutely loved getting to pick it right off the tree. The location is also a no-hunting ground so there were lots of deer roaming around and coming up close to us.

After we went to the visitor's center and walked around. Then we went back to the house to put Simon down for a nap.

Sunday I wasn't feeling very well so Kevin, Sarah, Simon and Jono went to church and I stayed home to rest while smelling the delicious pot roast Sarah was cooking. It was oh-so delicious! After we watched The Soloist, which we liked.

Monday we went to Fish Lake and walked around a bit. It smelled pretty bad down by the water/shore so we retreated back to the Lodge and looked around. The lake was beautiful though. My mom told me it was my Grandma Alda's favorite place to fish (they lived in Fillmore, Utah) and I thought that was cool. After we had lunch at a nearby restaurant and went back to the house.

Tuesday we went into town and looked at some of the art gallerys and little fun shops. Then we grabbed some ice cream shakes. Later that night Kevin was at work and Sarah went to her first mutual (she just got called to be the secretary in the Young Women's) so Jono and I watched Simon. We had a blast.

Jono and Kevin got to go fly fishing. Kevin's friend took them out and they loved it. I tagged along as well and enjoyed exploring and got a bloody nose from the altitude. Good thing I am prepared and had tissues in my backpack! Phew!

Later we all went over to Sarah's friend's house to watch the BYU football game, which we won, had a BBQ, and played with the kids and their dog. It was fun visiting with them and their house was adorable.

We loved getting to see Loa, Utah and visit Kevin, Sarah and Simon. We had a lot of fun learning what life is like in Loa.

Well, there you go. Only a couple of months late :) Love you Curtis'!