Heading East to Oklahoma

It has been almost a month since my last blog. Deb and I have been enjoying the Utah summer here in Cache Valley.

We spent Pioneer Day July 24th over in Mendon, Utah. Mendon is one of the first settlements in Cache Valley even boasting a fort back in the 1850's. There are a couple houses surviving that period. The stone house above belonged to a family named Willie which in LDS history is well know for the Willie hand cart company. Mormons were formed into handcart companies and trekked from Missouri to Utah carrying their belongings in hand carts. There is a hand cart in the front yard of the stone house. The barn above is located not far from the house. It is a typical intermountain gable style barn. Deb and I are discussing the possibility of obtaining a smaller version of one of these barns and moving it to our property in Avon. They are located throughout Cache Valley in various states of repair.

We kid about running away with the circus for 5 years. Actually, our intent is to serve the Lord while exploring life beyond Enon Valley. I interviewed for a job at Utah State in their engineering department . We were hoping of getting a job here and sticking around since that was our real desire to spend time out west. Well, I wasn't selected for the job. I did have a plan B and so on august 20th I will report for work at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City. The nice thing is I can take time off next summer to return here to Logan. We've leased this apartment for next summer. So for those of you who are planning a trip to Yellowstone or out West you're welcome to stop in and visit.

If you're yearning to see cowboys, cattle and oil rigs, come see us in Oklahoma. We should be settled in by the fall.

Well, I've been fattening up out here. Utah State operates a creamery which I visited a lot so now comes the hard work of losing weight.

Our neighbors down in Avon are going to care for my 1963 Chevy Pickup while we're away so I don't have to sell it. I do need to get it inspected in the next two days before I return for a visit to Enon Valley.

This morning I took Deb to SLC to catch a flight then I came back in time for church. Deb and I are also working through RC Sproul's Dust to Glory DVD series which is an overview of the Bible.

We will continue that in OKC. There is a PCA church fairly close by.

Technology is simply amazing. I was able to track Deb's flight real time with Flightaware then listen to Pittsburgh Approach and Tower work her flight in on Live ATC net. I knew exactly when she touched down and how she got to the ramp. I even knew the controllers who worked her flight at PIT. Wow.

Well, it's Sunday afternoon here and I'm thinking I'll take a walk in Logan Canyon. The picture in the upper left is one of my favorite close by places to go. It's been pretty warm here the past couple days reaching 100 degrees but the great thing about Logan is it's dry and it was 60 degrees this morning so it always cools off at night. And we get these canyon winds that blow at night bringing cool temps down from the Bear River Mountains.

I'll talk to you next time.

Rob