My family owns property near Tabiona in Duchesne county and it is one of my favorite places on Earth. I hadn't been up there in well over a year so I was really happy to go back over the long holiday weekend with Kristine and Trent. I had the best time!
We drove up early Friday morning and it was so beautiful there with cool temperatures. Kristine immediately built a fire and I spent most of the afternoon reading. In the early evening it rained a bit so I moved to the trailer to continue reading (I loved listening to the rain hit the roof of the trailer and I loved the smell of the trees after the rain).
In the evening we had dinner and then I made my traditional flag cake. Trent doesn't like sweets, especially cake, but he really likes this and even asks for seconds every time I make it!
We spent the rest of the evening sitting by the fire and then I went to bed in the trailer and slept better than I have in a long time! Saturday morning Kristine and Trent made breakfast on the grill and it was delicious (one of my favorite things about camping is breakfast because I almost never eat it at home and everything tastes better outside). Afterwards we went on a drive for most of the day and ended up in nearby Yellowstone Canyon with beautiful views of the rivers and reservoir.
On the way back we saw a large plume of smoke that looked really close to the property. We eventually learned that there was a large fire on Tabby Mountain less than half a mile from us. We were a bit nervous so we evacuated to a safer spot and watched about six fire trucks go by to fight it. We also saw a small plane fly overhead and then a helicopter started dropping water on it (which was seriously cool to see). After about two hours the fire was pretty much contained so we felt safe enough to go back to the property. We had dinner and then built a fire (which we monitored carefully after all of the excitement!).
When it got dark we were able to watch the Tabiona city fireworks. Trent drove the truck to the edge of the property (we sat on the tailgate) and we had a great view. It was a much better show than I was expecting! Sunday morning, after another great breakfast cooked outside, we completed some projects around the property (when I say "we" I mean that I tried to stay out of the way while Trent and Kristine completed some projects) and then packed up to go. I had a wonderful long weekend (even with the fire) and I hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July, too!
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