Morning Glory Arch

Well
I finally got it figured out how to upload movies.
We hiked up a place called Negro Bill Canyon. I suppose this was great because we did not have to pay go hike this place. We showed up early enough that we only saw one couple in front of us. The hike was easy. Raquel and Becca did pretty well. Actually Becca was trying to let us go in front, but after awhile she was in the lead. (And I was bringing up the rear). But it was a great hike. Since we really did not know where we were going or what was at the end, we did not know what to expect.

Then, we could tell we were at the end of the canyon. But then we heard a bunch of yelling. Oh, great I thought to myself, there are a bunch of people (hippies) up here.

But to our surprise, there were only two couples in front of us and four people that were repelling down into the canyon. We got to see first hand how they rappel.

I always wondered how they all get to the bottom then get the rope back. They explained that the rope is looped over a ring. When they go down they are using both ends of the rope. Then when they are finished they just pull one end of the rope and it slips out of the ring still at the top. [Can anyone explain this better than me?]

Just to hear the stream as it trickled in to the box canyon. And can you see the Poison Ivy?

Gary at the Burn Table

Morning Glory Natural Bridge

Here we are at the end of Negro Bill Canyon. We were treated to have 4 rappellers coming down. If you look close you can see the rope.

More from Moab

I waited along time for those people to move, but they just kept getting in the picture. On the left you can see Becca pointing with Pauls method of pointing.

Our Trip to Moab

Here we are at the symbol of Utah, called Delicate Arch. This was a great hike.

Am I Home

Well if you see my picture I am home.

Top of Zion

Here we are at the top of Zion.

The Hutton boys

Where ever I go I get told that my boys are just like me.

Sister

Camping

Look we found a new way to put up a tent in the back yard.

Hiking Mt Dana

Another time Duane wanted to go hike a high peak in Yosemite. So off we went.

You have to remember that Stockton is 15 feet above sea level, and this peak is like 15000 feet.

So off we went. We drove then started hiking. We hiked past the timber line. I could tell the air was much thiner. When we got to the top I fell asleep. It was a deep sleep. Duane had to kick me to wake up for our climb down.

These were the day never to be forgotten. Thanks Duane for the memories.

My brother came to the Temple with Me

The day I went to the Temple to get married, we drove together. I thought there would be nothing that would separated us. He waited outside the temple for a little bit then went and rented a Blue Continental for our Honeymoon.

New Direction

As I write in my blog today, I realize that I have not been a regular visitor for quite some time. When I started this blog a year ago, I was adding about two entries per week. This provided some interesting reading for everyone. I suppose I was also trying to get everyone into the habit of reading on a regular basis. This also provided an outlet for my feelings and instructions to my family. I also wanted to explore this new medium. I also wanted to challenge myself to write. Just plane write, or learn to write.

Recently I came across a wiki article on how to avoid colloquialisms. Wow how I destroy the language. I learned that I should just not write like I speak. I learned that I should make my writing more formal. As it turns out this is the challenge I wanted for myself. I wanted to not be a 'common tater'. You see I still bring on common everyday words and phrases that are well pretty well meaningless, unless you were there. This is just something in my head and no where else. I should not assume that you know what I am talking about unless I explain myself, or you ask the questions.

The world around me is changing as well. Today I am entering this on a computer that Lee Christensen has let me use. It is a computer they had at work.

Recently as I helped with the BYU Lacrosse game I was visiting with the TV crew. I sure have missed a great many things. Well anyway as I was visiting with the TV crew I learned about byu.tv. I learned how to watch programing over the internet. There was one article about Gordon B Hinkley. I was greatly impressed how over the years he was always involved with just improving the things around him. He improved his home, his work, his yard, even his desk. With all the years he has lived he had improved a great many things. How many time and people have we all seen that just want to learn one thing and just continue in the same thing. There are people at work that same exactly the same thing every day. They don't see to want to learn and do something different everyday. Now you are caught in that same trap. What have you learned that is new, today?

So you see this is how this blog can fit in. What have I learned today? What is new? What is Nu? Oh, I let those old things in, but I am trying to move along and try. I am trying to put the old away and start over again.

Well enough for now. You are probably bored with all these words and hoping to get back to your busy life. I guess I can say more later.

Becca Hutton Super Track Star

Who else brought their own chair to any track meet?

Sarah and Craig to Visit Maine

I have received a letter from my Aunt Peggy Hanson:

A belated thank you for the update on your family-it really has grown recently!

Hope you have received our family picture on the cruse to the Bahamas. Also our grand daughter Shelby became a debutante in St. Petersburg this past December. She attends Florida State in Tallahassee. Her brother Davis is finishing up at the univ of Alabama and is interested in hotel management.

We are excited to hear we will have a Hutton and her husband on the east coast - at least for a while. Perhaps, Sarah & Craig can visit us in Maine some time. Our address is PO Box 934 Moody, ME 04054 and phone is 207-646-1392. [I guess they could visit the post office]

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Gary's BLOG is very newsy and interesting.

In case you don't recognize them, from top is Roger A, Cameron, Don Fon, Davis, Bill Lane, Uncle Roger Hanson. Left Beverly, debutante granddaughter Shelby, Sylvia and Aunt Peggy Hanson.

When Julian and Aaron came to visit Utah

Which was better, Alta or 'The Total Insane Card Game'?

The Lord of the Vineyard hath blessed me

Jacob 5: 21-28

21 And it came to pass that the servant said unto his master: How comest thou hither to plant this tree, or this branch of the tree? For behold, it was the poorest spot in all the land of thy vineyard.
22 And the Lord of the vineyard said unto him: Counsel me not; I knew that it was a poor spot of ground; wherefore, I said unto thee, I have nourished it this long time, and thou beholdest that it hath brought forth much fruit.
23 And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Look hither; behold I have planted another branch of the tree also; and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first. But, behold the tree. I have nourished it this long time, and it hath brought forth much fruit; therefore, gather it, and lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self.
24 And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said again unto his servant: Look hither, and behold another branch also, which I have planted; behold that I have nourished it also, and it hath brought forth fruit.
25 And he said unto the servant: Look hither and behold the last. Behold, this have I planted in a good spot of ground; and I have nourished it this long time, and only a part of the tree hath brought forth tame fruit, and the other part of the tree hath brought forth wild fruit; behold, I have nourished this tree like unto the others.
26 And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant: Pluck off the branches that have not brought forth good fruit, and cast them into the fire.
27 But behold, the servant said unto him: Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer, that perhaps it may bring forth good fruit unto thee, that thou canst lay it up against the season.
28 And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard and the servant of the Lord of the vineyard did nourish all the fruit of the vineyard.


The Lord hath blessed me and nourished me.

Adirondack Chair

Does not Rebecca look like a quick dip in the pool in our new Adirondack Chair?

Yerke's going to Conneticut

Well we are in Cedar City today. Just about the first question we asked was have you decided on which school to attend.

Craig said he sent his accptance letter to Hamden Conneticut. Which is 15 minutes North of Yale. Yale is in North Haven.

School begins on May 30. So they have less than a month off.

Roene's Funeral

We traveled to Huricane this Saturday for the funeral of Roene Reeve.

We learned alot and heard alot. They were marvelous things. They were so marvelous they are unrepeatable. I cannot remember all of them. But I do know of a scripture that speaks of these things.

3 Nephi 17:15-17 "And when he had said these words ... and the things which he prayed cannot be written, and the multitude did bear record who heard him. And after this manner do they bear record: The eye hath never seen neither hath the ear heard, before, so great and marvelous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father. "

I wish you all could have been there and participated.

On the way to Yosemite

Here we are on the way to Yosemite. This is Mariposa Rd going east out of Stockton. I remember this trip. When we arrived in the valley it was dark and late. We just laid out on the ground, and did not even put up a tent.

I was driving, and Duane took the picture.

New Name for Anna

Get this, Rebecca was so kind to me the other day. She pointed out the Pronouncing Guide at the end of the Book of Mormon. As it turns out I was mispronouncing a name from the Book of Mormon.

So, there I was looking up how to pronounce Antionah. Remember this is the place that Alma and Amulek went to preach. You will want to look this up for yourself.

How do you pronounce Antionah?

Our New Car

Well, we purchased a new car. And you know how Rebecca is she has to be the first to name the car. And The name that she has chosen is 'Lightening McQueen'.

Well it is a red car. And we really did not like any other names.

New Template

As you can tell I have selected a new template for my blog. It should be easier to read for those of you that user IE. (I use Firefox). There are some new features you may want to look for. For example at the bottom there is a button to subscribe to email notifications of changes. I recommend you look at that. Also I changed some pictures. Well I am still playing with the pictures. Who knows what they will look like when I am finished. So say good bye to the old and hello to the new.

Scouting Resume

Scouting Resume

for

Gary Hutton

	Position	Dates
Unit 630	Scout Committee Chairman	Since September 2006
BVF District	Varsity Huddle Commissioner	Since January 2005
	Varsity Leader Specific Training Chairman	Since January 2005
	Staff Varsity Basic Training	Since 1998
	Web Master for Varsity Section	Since September 2005
	http://www.utahscouts.org/districts/bridalveilfalls/vs/vs.htm
UNPC Council	Web Master for Training Section	Since January 2001
	http://utahscouts.org/ssi/section.php?dir=/training
	Web Master for Varsity Programs	Since September 2006
	http://www.utahscouts.org/ssi/section.php?dir=/program/varsity
Training	Wood badge Trained	Feb 1997
	Varsity Basic Training Squaw Peak District	September 1996
	Boy Scout Basic Training Hobble Creek District	September 1986
On Staff	Wood badge Assistant Course Director	September 2003
	Wood badge Assistant Course Director	May 2002
	Webelos Xtreme Timpanogos District	1990-2005
	Timberline (when son was SPL)	1999
Other Positions	Varsity Coach Unit #630	1992
	Assistant Scoutmaster Unit #630	1991
	Webelos Leader Pleasant Grove	1989
	11 Year Old Scoutmaster Springville	1987
	Varsity Training Committee UNPC	2004-2005
	COR – In Hobble Creek District	1982-1983
	Aaronic Priesthood Camp Staff – Orem Windsor Stake	1999-2007
	High Council – Aaronic Priesthood Committee, Windsor Stake	1997-2000
	Unit Commissioner – Stake Young Mens Presidency	2000-2002
Awards	2nd Miler Award – Squaw Peak District	March 1998
	District Award of Merit – Squaw Peak District	March 2000
	Indian Head, Timpanogos District	June 1998
Other	Have written and published booklets - My Favorite Knots - Various Camp Song Books

Trust in the Lord

All week long I have been quoting this verse from Proverbs 3:5-6. Today I decided to look it up.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.

[And as if to say it again 7-11]

Be not wise in thine own eyes;
fear the lord,
and depart from evil.
It shall be health to thy navel,
and marrow to thy bones.
Honour the Lord with thy substance,
and with the first fruits of all thy increase;

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

My son,
despise not the chastening of the Lord;
neither be weary of his correction.


[Then I found another one that seems to help, Alma 7:23,24]
And now I would that ye shoudl be humble,
and be submissive and gentle;
easy to be entreated;
full of patience and long-suffering;
being temperate in all things;
being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times;
asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need,
both spiritual and temporal;
always returning thanks unto
God for whatsoever things ye do receive.

And see that ye have faith,
hope,
and charity,
and then ye will always abound in good works.

Traditions

Here we are continuing the tradition of sleeping outside on New Years Eve.