My Favorite Time of the Year!

Fall is, for sure, my favorite time of the year. The only bad thing about it is that it doesn't last long enough. About a month ago our family went for a drive up Butterfield Canyon to look at the leaves. I knew they would be pretty but I had absolutely no idea how amazing that canyon really is. It is not a heavily populated place so there is only a very narrow road that can barely fit two cars that are passing each other coming up and going down. About half way up the canyon we went around a bend and saw the most beautiful portrait of red, yellow and orange leaves. They were everywhere. We all got out for a few minutes to take some pictures. All the kids were amazed. The ride down was terrifying! I was in the passenger seat of the van. On the way up it was no big deal but on the way down I was on the drop off side of the road. Since our van is pretty high, I really felt like we were going to drive right off the side of the road and roll down the canyon. Other than that, it was a wonderful night. Dale wanted to go back on his motorcycle. A few weeks later, we finally got time to do that. He and I went up one evening. I couldn't believe how many of the leaves had fallen. It was still pretty but not quite the same. Luckily, the ride down wasn't as scary because I had a motorcycle helmet on so I couldn't kind of hide behind the side wall of the helmet. I'm very thankful for the place that we live. I love the season changes, especially summer to fall. It's so interesting to me that one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen is practically in my back yard.