Friday, September 28, 2007

On the road again



I have two brothers that live in Logan, Utah so yesterday I drove my mom & dad up to visit them. The highway passes through Sardine Canyon just before you drop into the Cache valley where Logan lies. The fall leaves were absolutely breathtaking!! Seriously, we were just in awe for probably 15 miles. The views along both sides of the road were just spectacular! If you live anywhere near this canyon, you should definately treat yourself to a scenic drive within the next week or so before this magnificent show will be over. My photo hardly does the beauty any justice! We were so glad we chose such a great day for our getaway.

Now, I don't know about you but a road trip is just not a road trip without stopping at some kind of convenience/gas station shop for a nice cold icey beverage and some kind of snack/treat. Look what I found! Have you seen these? Better yet, have you tasted these!!! They are RAZZberry M & M's. Yummy!!! Seriously... what an excellent version of this much loved-already candy. It said on the package that it was a limited edition so I think I'm going to have to stock up! Very delightful!

Both of my brothers that live in Logan are master carpenters! My brother Craig owns a factory there where he manufactures plastic products that are rotation molded. I feel like a little kid when he tours us through the shop and explains what is going on. They were producing everything from ATV gear carriers to ATR water and gas tanks to elk, deer and moose antlers. He is just a totally brilliant craftsman. When he was in high school, he was a sterling scholar winner in the industrial arts and for his project he built a jet engine. He is also the same kid that of course, was always failing engish and history because he could care less about that stuff. He has been very successful in the engineering and manufacturing world.

My other brother, Mark has taken on this GINORMAS home rebuilding project. He and his wife, Karen, bought a wonderful parcel of acerage on the foothills just outside of Logan and it came with this bizarre structure that was supposedly a home. It was basically a big steel structure that has been covered on the outside with wood and stucco and inside there were two separate apartment-like living areas. Being the creative visionary that Mark is, he could see some potential in this structure so now he and his wife are dismantling the steel structure as they rebuild a new ski-lodge type single unit home dwelling. I really don't know how to explain it but it is very impressive. Most impressive is that they are continuing to live in this construction site with their 3 year old daughter and do the work themselves. This summer they were able to complete about 1/3 of the roof top. They will just take it slow and steady and in who knows, 10 years, they'll have a masterpiece.

We were pretty exhausted by the time we got back home last night but it was so worth the effort to get away for a day.

2 comments:

Jolene said...

I love the RAZZberry M & M s - I have only found them one place here in AZ and I cleaned them out!

Polly said...

When we lived in Logan for 4 years, driving through Sardine Canyon was breathtaking. It is certainly worth the drive.