Donut Falls Hike - July (photos)

Donut Falls
Big Cottonwood Canyon - July 19th, 2008

Here is a quick post to share some photos from the morning hike up to Donut Falls. Next time we'll have to have donuts at the top for breakfast. If you want to see some photos from the June activity in Ogden, see the June 29th post below or click here. If you have some photos to share of any event, feel free to post them or e-mail them to someone who can.

For August we're considering the possibility of visiting a restaurant up near Snowbasin, and maybe even another fun outdoor hike or mtn bike ride. Don't forget the gardening service project that Sarah is coordinating at Tracy Aviary this coming Saturday (August 2).

Group shot near the bridge on the way up.

Looking back on the way up, near the top.

River crossing- don't get your feet wet!

Almost there!

Near the top.

Looking up at Donut Falls.

Looking down from Donut Falls.

Another top shot of the falls.


Above the falls- on our way down.

Columbine on way down from the top.

NUDG July Group

Note: If you feel even a little bit uncomfortable about your photos being posted on here, let me know and I can work a little Photoshop magic. It came in handy to remove that guy out of the photo of the falls (at the top of this post). He just kept standing there...

service activity

hey all - i've organized a service project for fun and invited a few of you whose emails i could find in my list, but since i don't have everyone i wanted to post the invite here. please come if you can.

come "play" at the tracy aviary
about 550 east 1200 south, slc | saturday, august 2, 9:00-11:00 am

ever done lasagna gardening before? me neither - but i'd love you to come join me in the fun at the aviary doing a bit of weekend service. plus what a great way to meet new people! all you need is some brown cardboard. none of that fancy colored stuff from costco or pretty white stuff you get from the office's copy room - just good old fashioned brown cardboard. bring all you can. we'll work for a couple hours and then those who are willing can find a dive for lunch. sound like fun or what? the aviary did promise a bird show at 11 when we're finished - bonus!

if you can't join us in a bit of dirty fun, and you have the cardboard, please let me know and i'll come get it. apparently it's the secret ingredient in lasagna gardening.

p.s. i've since learned that lasagna gardening is an organic way of getting rid of weeds. you put the cardboard down on top of the weeds and then put dirt on top of that - the weeds die from suffocation and the cardboard eventually breaks down to become part of the dirt.

Saints on the Seas – A Musical Journey of Faith
July 23, 24 & 25 PIONEER HOLIDAY
8:00 pm
Farmington Arts Center
120 S Main Street
Farmington, UT 84025
Tickets: $8 in advance / $10 at the door
http://www.farmington.utah.gov/ or call 801-451-0953
or visit http://www.coriconnors.com/

This was an amazing performance when I saw it in England and Utah as part of Sea Trek. Now that it is rewritten to be folk music (I believe) it will be just as amazing. If you are interested in joining the group to attend, let us know.

Before they crossed the plains they crossed the ocean. SAINTS ON THE SEAS, a musical commemoration of the faith of 85,000 Latter-day Saints who answered the prophet's call to gather in Zion, is slated to be performed and recorded live during the week of Pioneer Holiday. Written by Cori Connors with Kurt Bestor and Mark Robinette, Saints on the Seas was originally commissioned by the Seatrek Foundation and was performed throughout England and Scandinavia in 2001 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir.

Based on journal entries and ship’s logs, the production follows the physical, spiritual and emotional journeys of Latter-day Saints who left their familiar homelands to travel to the American territory now known as Utah. This acoustic folk version of the production uses indigenous acoustic instruments and follows the experiences of saints aboard ship. Connors and Robinette are joined on stage with the musical talents of Dave and Carla Eskelsen, John Connors, and Tom and Gael Shults.

July Dinner Group

Mixing it up a little this month -

Dinner Group will become a Breakfast Bunch for July

Let's meet on Saturday, July 19th @ 8:00a.m.

for a hike to Donut Falls in Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Pack in your own breakfast of doughnuts or bagels.

This trail is a about a mile of scenic terrain. Follow the link for further information.

http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/doughnutfalls.html