Showing posts with label Cello. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cello. Show all posts
There's something magical about snow covered grounds, I've loved them since I was little. Granted a big part of growing up in VA is with a mere 1 in of snow either equals a 2 hour delay or no school for the day :) I remember during the winters going to bed every night wishing the next morning I'd wake up to fresh fallen snow. My friends and I would plan after school, <<don't forget before you go to bed 1)turn your PJ's inside out 2)do the snow dance>>. Moving out west normal amounts of snowfall were what my child self would've considered a blizzard!
As we've started spending more and more time in Southeast UT, it has grown to be one of my favorite places to spend winters as well. The blend of red and green with an added white element resulting in new methods for exploring the country.
There's no better way to roam than by clinking chain and knobby treads cruising through rock and dirt. There's always more to explore in this country, further distances to be travelled, and it's never short of an epic view. Like my childhood reads of Cam Jansen I just want to say "click" and hope my photographic memory keeps the view in my mind forever, ha I wish...thank goodness for cameras right?!
full set | recapture
Just realized this beaut was never posted on the blog! Kudos to Swedish Fish Studios aka Linus for pulling this together last minute before our true launch. All the video reel is thanks to Travis, Josh and our friends at The Good Line. Check out the final video on our Indiegogo page.
there's that saying if these walls could talk, the stories they'd tell. that's what I always think exploring this vast country. canyons scattered with remnants of ancients who toiled and lived off the land. also, the dirt trodden by explorers of old wandering the country for reasons not to far from our own. there's a tie that connects us to the past, in our simple yearning to wander for just a little bit longer. in our curiosity for what's around the corner. our desire to find a quite corner in this ever bustling world. in our simple desires to wander yonder and enjoy the healing power of being in nature.
Spent the weekend down in Çello with family, cattle and foraging. R & J were down with their kids, and Çello being the playground it is Claire & Liam lived it up. Boots, belt buckle, rifle, and shotgun these kids lived up the experience. Climbing hay bails to find secret onion stashes, spotting bucks in the hay field, climbing trees, collecting, riding in the pickup, finding G-pa's candy stash, and learning to climb fences...to be a kid again!
The weekend ended with a deer for winter store, refilled vessels, and most importantly converting the ones we love to biking....can you spot a cowboy hat on the bike?
Full set | Herding
The final weekend before the long winter of no weekend adventures (i.e. ankle surgery and 6 month recovery) was spent with close friends. Getting feedback on keep it like a secret, sleepover at the cabin (the see-saw from our wedding was still fully functional), and practicing our shooting skills. Lucky with weather we had all sunny and blue skies.
Full set | Last Weekend
Monsoon season can be the pits. Sure our country is dry as bones and can always use the rain, the rock and dirt magically change colors with the touch of water, and we have the best lightning shows. BUT when it's always raining it puts a slight damper on exploration; roads flood, trails become mud slides (sometimes fun...just not when they're rocky), and with the rain sometimes comes hail...yea hail in the summer welcome to SE UT ha! We can really only stand so much "crafting" before we start getting antsy and restless.
Well three great things happened this past weekend 1) we convinced D's BF Scott to come down 2) we woke up to a sunny skies 3) the shemagh shipment arrived (that's 100 for our upcoming Indiegogo campaign in case you were wondering, yes 100). Sunny skies permitting with shemagh wrapped heads we headed to Bayles Ranch nestled in Chippean Rocks.
Bayles ranch is now split into 3 separate private properties. We've been wanting to speak with the owners but as luck would have it one lives in Germany, one in England, and the other in Blanding. It was our first time riding down to this area, and we took a chance dropping by one of the ranch properties. The England owner by chance happened to be visiting and we were able to have a nice chat on his porch and find wait out a looming rain cloud. The cloud emptied and subsided to a drizzle we parted ways with our new friend and as chance would have it we made it back to the truck in time for the hail show.
In Southeast Utah with heavy rains come flash floods. We headed out to Montezuma Canyon to see if we could catch a glimpse at the rushing water. We didn't spot any flashes, however we did find chocolate milk water run offs, rock falls, and a reconstructed Kiev.
Full Set | Last Weekend
Abajo Mountain means "the low mountain." Appropriately named as the low storm clouds cloaked the mountains throughout the weekend. We made our way along the mountain east rim exploring rock bands for new climbs. Overcasting clouds, cool temperatures, escaping setting sun rays, and the smell sage and pine made for an idyllic night walk.
Full Set | Rim Walk
This past weekend I ended up having some extra time before my ankle surgery so we headed down to Monticello. We have been drafting Roam swag so it was about time to create prototypes. Dustin's dad has done quite a bit of leather work so he taught us some tricks of the trade. What it is we're keeping under wraps until our Indiegogo launch, but here are some sneak peeks.
Full Set | Leathermakers
Permits in process the only thing left is setting the course. We spent the weekend bushwhacking, biking snow covered roads, making bliking a thing, scrambling chancy cliffs, and practicing our six-shooter draw, lest I mention we are dog-tired.
Stone throw away from town are drastic canyons, red rock, and tons of ground for exploring. Perfect for Sunday exploration.
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