Up in the Foothills

Left too late to take a decent walk, but ended up doing 4.5 miles with a respectable aerobic workout, huffing up into the foothills. On the way up I passed a street designation in the concrete (common up in the Avenues of Salt Lake) that someone had decided to decorate with Pyracantha berries - I thought it was charming:



My son called me when I was overlooking the valley, and asked if I wanted to go do dinner and a movie, so I snapped a few quick pix:


The Great Salt Lake from the northern foothills


The Salt Lake City Center


Foothills with Sunflowers

It was kind of a hazy day so the shots aren't the best, plus all I had with me was my phone-cam, but they give a flavor of what I saw this afternoon.

My some drove up into the avenues to pick me up, and we went to dinner at a Thai restaurant - I gave this one a "B-" - and then went and saw "9", which I had seen last week, but enjoyed it again because he hadn't seen it. His assessment was similar to mine - he liked the effects, but came away feeling unsatisfied with the story as a whole. However, we saw some previews for some awesome-looking films that are on the must-see list.

Foothill Walk

Today's statistics: Horizontal distance 7.5 miles; Vertical distance 1471 feet. Kinda wussy, but it was a steep rise for a short distance. My legs iz tired... I can haz hot tub?


Today's Route


A view up Lower City Creek Canyon from 40°47'53.58"N, 111°51'43.08"W, looking Northwest. The star shows the location of the following picture.


A shamanistic mound decorated with Tibetan Prayer Flags at 40°47'49.94"N, 111°51'21.14"W, elevation 5921 feet.


The same view from Google Earth

Writer's Block: Shopping spree confessions

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A grand at an online store? I'd probably have to go with Amazon, and hqiz yes, I'd share. I'd pick up a few videos that I've been wanting for a while, and then hop over to Pablo's Wapsi Square wish list and get a couple of things for him, and then pay attention to a few of my other favorite web cartoonists, and probably ask my kids if there's something special that they wanted. That would probably shoot the wad, and it would be fun.

Will the Sun Print Anything?

Alien Psychic Boondoggle Cripples Human Scum!

Or in this case, The Creature from the Lake



I have to admit the "pictures" are creepy looking, but in the enlargement I can plainly see photoshop-type artifacts around the protruding "tongue".