Another Fishing Trip

Our family went on another outing Friday afternoon. This time Kevin wanted to fish at Mittry Lake. He, Megan, Erin, and Dallin got set up on this man-made jetty. It still seems odd for us to be fishing next to palm trees.

Meanwhile, April and Ian went for a hike in the nearby hills. Rumor has it that they are planning on visiting some black bear dens in a couple of weeks and therefore need to get in shape--difficult due to living at 0 ft. elevation and lacking topography.

 

When the hikers returned, they found a discouraged fishing party who had not had one single bite.

So, we relocated to Redondo Pond, where we fished last year.

Ian caught a fish right away!
 

Then Erin caught one!

And Ian caught another!

Dallin and Erin couldn't resist wading and splashing a bit.

The sunset was pretty.

 

 In the end, we had enough fish for a yummy dinner!

 

MLK Holiday

*Editor's Note: This holiday marks one year from the time we moved to Yuma. 

We discovered that 4-H horse riding groups have a horse camp on Monday school holidays. Megan decided to attend the 6-hour camp. Other riders often bring extra horses, so Megan rode a mare named Foxy for the day.

 

The rest of the family joined her later in the afternoon 

and watched the group attempt to herd calves.

Since the rest of the family had spent most of the day at home cleaning and cooking, 

we were ready for a hike when Megan finished her camp. 

We chose to walk along a trail on the Colorado River.

This is the Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge,

constructed in 1915 and linking highways from the West and East Coasts.

Poor Megan was tired out, but was a good sport and hiked the trail with us.

We walked along a section that has undergone habitat restoration.

Dallin discovered he liked to sit on benches.

There are some trees here that do drop their leaves in the winter.

They don't turn pretty colors first, however.

Ian contemplating life at a lookout over the river

On the trail...

View looking back at the bridge

 

Reflections in the water

Beaver destruction

Cheesy, but cute, Dallin grin