squaw peak + fall

 on saturday, i hiked squaw peak with my friend dina. it was so gorgeous! i don't know if anywhere in the world is a pretty as utah is in the fall. the changing leaves and the smell... it's incredible. and the view at the top of squaw peak makes you feel like you are on top of the world! i am going to miss hiking around these parts. 

i am so grateful for fall.

xoxo

strawberry days!!

if you want to have the best strawberries of your life, you have to go to pleasant grove's strawberry days. i'm not kidding. they are to die for. and they are like 2 bucks. i mean really... and not to mention the rest of the festival is fun too. the carnival and rodeo were so entertaining! and an amazing firework show to boot (and that is coming from an idaho falls snob when it comes to fireworks ha)

such a fun night.

i'm going to miss summer...

xoxo

ps i started my student teaching today!

moab.

so we decided to roadtrip down to moab. maybe it was the hottest camping trip of my life. but the blue sky against that red rock made it all worth it. and also the laughs. i have some pretty entertaining friends. the trip didn't feel long enough at all and i really want to plan another trip soon!

xoxo

utah summer hikes

 ^^battlecreek in pleasant grove ^^

^^the grotto in payson canyon^^

if you are looking for some fun hikes in utah valley that aren't your typical provo canyon, i would suggest these two. i don't know why, but this year has been the year of the waterfall for me, and these two just add to the number. they are both gorgeous and really fun hikes. 

i sure am going to miss summers in provo.

xoxo

tulip festival

sheynah and i love to go to the tulip festival each year. tulips are just so happy, ya know. and there are so many different species. i love it! it might just be one of my favorite things in utah.

xoxo

the living planet aquarium

if you haven't been to the aquarium in sandy yet, you probably should. i mean it isn't the boston aquarium by any means but it was still a good time. it has the cutest penguins and some serious jellyfish. but i mostly fell in love with these otters. while two were sleeping, the third obviously wanted to play. i wish i had captured him worming his way in between his buddies, just casually trying to wake them up. it was hysterical. 

xoxo