Now that we have summer break. I am able to get out and enjoy the wonders of nature. We visited Crystal Ball Cave, an old mine, and Granite Canyon. It was fun to see how different each place is and to see the power of a wind storm obscure the entire area.
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| From the mountain looking down at the valley where the school is centered. |
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| We drove around this peak- left overs from Lake Bonneville. |
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| Buckwheat Flowers growing in schist. |
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| Nice holes in the rocks for us to see. |
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| Small changes to a large mountain. |
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| Short trip into the mouth of the old mine. |
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| Our friend giving a rubdown on his bulls. He invited me to come in and give a hand. He wasn't sure if they would like me. |
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Beautiful Flowering Bushes near Crystal Ball Cave
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| Cactus Blooms |
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| Formations inside Crystal Ball Cave. Popcorn calcite. |
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| More Popcorn |
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| We were told this is the only way out. Fortunately it is not. |
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| Looks like ice-cream to me. |
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| The cave is filled with wonderful formation all made of different types of calcite. |
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| Neat cave experience. I lost my notebook there while crawling through low passage ways. It is now lost buried in dust and kicked off the main path by myriad feet also exploring. I suppose it will be found by a future anthropologist studying the cave. |
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| Looking at all of this popcorn makes me hungry. |
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| Stacked Calcite crystals |
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| Flowers in Granite Canyon |
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| Butterfly near the stream. |
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| Very cooperative subject. |
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| Can't pass a flower and not enjoy its beauty. |
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| Cool stream to wade in and my son even fell in when he slipped on the algae covered rocks. |
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| Mountains and surroundings at Granite Canyon- Gorgeous day! |
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| Great way to beat the heat. |
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| Crystal clear pine sap, wow! |
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