Decided to detour to Moab on way to Colorado

Having seen the red rock beauty of Zion and Bryce I've often wanted to go visit biking mecca Moab (Arches National Park). Well why not now. This first picture is the view from our campsite:
Here are some of our favorite vistas from the day:

Couldn't believe this color contrast

In the center of below pic is the famous "Courthouse'

Laurie took her physical therapy training to a new level (keep in mind plenty of ice and mud on the 2 mile trip) so as not to miss some of the famous arches:

2-14 Valentine's Day Celebration

I just wish I had a picture of Dawn and I wearing our matching Valentines Day teeshirts! We had a great gathering at one of their friends place to all watch the somewhat corny (but cultish movie if you ski Snow Basin) called Frozen

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Frozen

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Snow boarder and pipe enthusiasts take note:

It also turns out that the weekend we were at Snow Basin it was the final of the four venues of this years Dew Tour.

Dawn and John also have a Faux Da named Brooke Smith...and let me tell you Dawn pulled off the ultimate in getting previously seriously injured snowboarder Kevin Pearce to go introduce himself to Brooke and have this picture taken!!

2-12 Snow Basin sounds like a good idea!

So at 9:00 AM I called Dawn Lowery and ask if we could drive our rolling home to their driveway and ski Snow Basin with her and John the the next day. As one might expect with Dawn...of course that was a good idea! Well, the motorhome was too long for their driveway but we found a secure space to park it in their subdivision and immediately moved into their guest room. Again, since pictures speak a thousand words did we have a great time or what?!

We even managed a run from the start house of the 2002 Men's Olympic Downhill, and quite a few stretches from the Women's Downhill course as well!

2-11 One last night of fun before leaving Sun Valley

Every Friday afternoon all the Sun Valley Instructors have a meeting at The Inn. Afterwards at the bar there is plenty of opportunity for some great socializing. It was kind of a surprise to discover just how many fun, great instructors we've come to know. It's was also great to be included some of the great camaraderie going on. For those of you who know Franz Fuchsberger  (owns Fuxi Racing) one of the hot retail spots at Govey Camp, you immediately recognize some of his gear which Laurie was wearing and resulted in Jim Grossman and I striking up a fun conversation that included shared pics of his two kids...I swear looking at the angles of his 8 year old running gates there's a future Olympian in the making. Plus, if you saw the orange faux fur vest his adorable little daughter was modeling my Alpental friends would know that Fur Day may have future expansion opportunity in SV! Jim is a great fan of jazz musician Paul Tillotson who was playing at the Dutchin Room so we also went there for the final set of the evening and what great entertainment that was!

2/10 "Getting back on the horse!"

Three weeks to the day of my accident I realized I was sort of ready to ski again and with us leaving SV shortly I knew that it would give me a chance to ski and then have my final appointment with my PT and decide if it was ok to continue slowly or not. I'm not gonna lie...every bump I hit was excruciating, and I skied very tentatively. BUT I did ski...and I ask you...does this look like a happy girl or what??

Loewy Lodge RV Park!

MP arrived back at their house sooner than I thought and poor thing drives up only to discover her entire driveway is filled with our motorhome. However, true to her form, she was gracious as ever and it was fun to get to spend time with her.

We also got to see Richard the day we headed out for Utah. Can you believe this view they have down the valley from their beautiful home?!