August II

While Brit was with us she made three puzzles. She put her
designs on heavy stock and then made a copy for use when trying
to put the puzzle together.

She then cut the puzzles to be used for
fun. Below and to the right are the three puzzles.





















Back to the fishing trip. Below are pictures of Marge, Dan and Cathi each holding a fish caught on our day on the Hoback river. Note that Cathi is getting ready to kiss her fish which has puckered its lips.

Below are Bill & Mike having a great day on the Snake river. Note the

smiles.

To the right is Jenni after a hard fishing day on the Snake river.

Below are a couple of photos at the home camp in the Teton

Village near Jackson Hole. As you can see we were not exactly

living in a tent. Actually, it was a large beautiful condo with

several bedrooms and at least 4 bathrooms. Roughing it!!!

August Part I

August has been a very busy month. For the past week Brit Hepworth was our guest and we had loads of fun and games (i.e. phase 10, scrabble, etc.) Brit is much like her mom - full of passion and very creative. Note the hat she made to wear when making breakfast for the family. On the menu was eggs (any style), pancakes (including blueberry and banana), toast and orange juice. Brit also helped grandma baby sit Nathan.

John showed up for two days as a diversion from San Francisco. He is the master multi-tasker. He can answer 400 e-mails, write reports and play scrabble--all at the same time. In our big scrabble game we initially told Brit that we would double each of her scores. After about 1/2 of the game Brit was way ahead so we nixed that idea. At the end Dave was first, John second, Brit third and them Marge and finally B. Ray.

Evening in Provo.


Above is Brit serving grandpa breakfast while showing her best immitation of the world's most famous chefs.

We were entertained almost daily by Brit playing our famous Grandma Fenton piano. Note that all of the keys work and are covered by real ivory. We recently had the piano tuned.

Fishing in Jackson, Wyoming. Those fishing were Brit , Jenni, Mike, PopPop, Bill and Dan.

Mike is my clone!

Fishing the Snake River
was in the shadow of the Tetons

Jenni was trooper. She stayed in the cold water all day.

So did Brit.

On the shore of the Hoback River.

Here's Brit again doing breakfast at 545 E. Normandy Drive, Provo. I tried the move the photo

up to the top of the post but could not do so.

While in Jackson Hole for a week we went fishing four of the five days we were there. We also went to the Bar J wranglers for a show and supper. Here are some shots at the Bar J while waiting for dinner.

Now, back to fishing. Below are several shots taken while fishing the Snake river. In August Part II there will be other fishing photos.

The Big Three!

Note below that Bill seemed to spend most of his time on rocks or swimming the rivers. He and Mike even crossed the Snake river several times.

Dan and PopPop.

Cathi & Dan.
Brit in the water again!

One Friday night during August Marge and I attended a celebration of Dick Stauffer's 80th birthday. He has been very involved in Murray City Government and is very popular. The event was well attended. Here is a photo of Dick and Joyce Stauffer. Most of you will recall that Joyce was my paralegal and office manager for many, many years in California.

Fly Fishing In Wyoming

We plan to pick up Bill Hepworth from EFY on Saturday morning and host him for the weekend. On Monday morning at about 9:30 a.m. we (Marge, Jenni, Bill Hep, and I) will meet Cathi, Mike, Brit and Dan at the SLC airport. They will be renting a vehicle. With two vehicles we will caravan to Jackson, Wyoming. Our route will be to pick up the main road between Jackson and Pinedale, Wyoming where the Green River flows under the Kendell Bridge. From that point we will track the Hoback River and will be looking for fishing spots.

We will be staying in a condo near Jackson, Wyoming and will be planning for fly fishing and other adventures during the week. On Tuesday we will probably fish the Hoback near where Granite Creek joins the Hoback. (Ami, Becki and Dave will remember this is where we fished alot when we camped in the Granite Creek campground many years ago. The fishing was pretty good and the eating was yummy.

I am bringing 5 fly rods and 2 casting rods. That ought to cover those who want to fish. Of the group mentioned Marge may be the only one who will opt out.

There are other adventures in the Jackson Hole Wyoming area. One night we will hit the Bar J Ranch for a steak dinner and a show of cowboy (old peoples) humor .

Wish you all could be there with us. Maybe next year. Watch for photos and more commentary in about a week.

David: We have all seen the "great flood" of your garden on your blog but there has been no follow up. The only photos of Nathan have been on my blog. The whole family wants to see Nathan not zucchini.

Cathi: What about some photos of Bishop Hepworth, Bill and the other ward youth doing the Salmon River in Idaho?

Adios Amigos

B. Ray