I love the sunsets at Powell. We are so fortunate to enjoy this beautiful lake.
Brian and Sharla purchased a new wake boarding boat this summer that we used for a new activity.....SURFING! We had so much fun being goofy on the board!
We explored one of the most amazing canyons I have ever hiked. Antelope Canyon is absolutely breathtaking.
Our camera could not do justice to this spectacular canyon. We just kept "Oooing" and "Ahhing" as we rounded every corner in the canyon and took in the scenery before us.
A week after the Powell trip we traded in our swimsuits for our Camo Gear and headed for the Beaver Mountains for the Deer Hunt. Kyle was the camp chef as he used this new camp stove he won from KUTV's 'Roughin-it-Outdoors' snapshot of the week contest.
These Filet Mignon Steaks were soooo Tasty! We also enjoyed fresh-picked corn on the cob, homemade rolls and delicious home-grown peaches in yummy cobler.
After our delicious dinner, we settled in around the campfire as Grandpa Graf read us the story of ole' Ephraim; a Grizzly Bear that terrorized sheep herders in the Cache Mountains years ago. I don't think any of us slept very well after that lovely bedtime story! Coincidentally we were camped at the very site that we spotted two Bears during last years' hunt. Curt is holding onto his hat, bracing for the next spooky sentence Grandpa will utter. What is that dark object I see in the black abyss behind Curt?!? I think I'll leave the bear story home next year.
We survived the long night and climbed out of our warm sleeping bags early the next morning to start the big hunt. Thanks to Kyle's tracking skills, I was able to find this buck and we had another successful hunt. Great memories all around.
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Those pics of the canyon at Lake Powell look amazing. What a fun little trip!!
We miss the family deer hunts! We might have to all show up next year. ;) I may even have to get my hunter safety so I can justify my presence. Ha,ha. Curt could get me a muzzle loader for Christmas! Curt and Kevin sure had a great time even without a tag.
Sydna
Great pics of Powell and the hunt! Powell is such an incredible place.
Wow!! Love the pics and the posts. The Graf family knows how to do it up right! Creating memories really makes life a joy! Kyle and Brian loved the Hunt and were so excited for you. Kyle is always in his element in cooking and hunting, so it looks like he was in Heaven this year. Way to Go Graf family!!
Hey, I hope you have checked out All of Kyle's posts on different hunting and fishing net works. You are famous. Kyle doesn't blog he just writes on all the sporting pages. He is so dang cute and I love when he calls me and has me get on my computer and look up his latest posts. Fun Boy!
It just can't be October without a picture of a Graf with a dead deer! And the Powell pics look incredible. I miss that place!
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