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This was our 3rd year out in the winter for our campout/game drive. As per tradition we go out for a day and a half, sleep in a rough shelter (this time again at skull camp/skinwalker camp) and drive around looking for animals in the Bookcliffs. This year was a little different because we were scouting for shed spots and a little in the future because it is likely dad draws out this year. We stayed at Skinwalker Campsite again this year cause we have a nice spot set up and there are more trees in the area, we did plenty of walking and hiking and that felt great. It was only Caleb, Dad and myself so we did lots of driving and spotting. We saw a pile of deer, over 400 in fact. 331 does, 67 bucks plus 12 "gold" and 3 "diamond" bucks. those 3 would be day 1 shooters and the gold we would have all been happy going home with. We also saw a bobcat which was awesome, thought it was a rabbit at first but then it scratched the tree and we knew. Looked just like a lynx back home but seemed smaller. Saw 53 cow elk and a few spike bulls as well as an injured bison but nearly 60 wild horses. This little trip has quickly become something I look forward to every year, good to be out in nature, see animals and live under the sky and in the dirt and sagebrush. Continued: I didn't want to make a whole new post because it is a short update. We went out a month or so later to do some shed hunting, we planned some great spots based on what we saw this winter and set out and did about 30 miles of hiking total, had a little camp set up and just spent some more time out on the mountain. We only found one solitary shed and it was a tiny little spike that was a year old at least. We also found a really really cool artifact, a full, intact and beautiful indian spear head. It was barely sticking out of the soil but I knew what it was as soon as I saw it.

Yellowstone was the 5th national park I have been to in the States and it was amazing. We only got to do the western half of the park as we were only there for a weekend. Overall the park was absolutely amazing and was extremely unique. We stayed in an overpriced but fun lodge the first night we got there and then set up camp for the next 2 nights in our tent. The camping was so fun and it was a great site, we found reservations at Madison Campground which is on the west side of the park. It was an absolutely awesome site and I would recommend to anyone. DAY 1 On the first day we were there we hiked about 10-15 miles in and through some really impressive geyser basins. We started first thing on the West Thumb of the park. It was not something that was on the top of our list but we are 100% glad we stopped. The pools and springs were really cool and it was our first taste of the geothermal hotspots. Where we spent most of our first day was in the Upper Geyser Basin. We saw so many different geysers and were supper lucky to have seen a couple of them. Of course we saw Old Faithful and so many of the impressive pools in the area. We saw Beehive Geyser that only goes off every 36 hours or more, Castle Geyser that is every 14 hours, Sawmill Geyser that is quite irregular with a few hours between shows, Grand Geyser that erupts every 7 hours and Fountain Geyser we walked right into which has about a 7 hour delay. It would be impossible to name all the colored pools and springs that we saw but our favorites on day 1 were: Abyss Pool, Morning Glory Pool, Black Pool, Bluebell Pool, Doublet Pool, Chromatic Pool. We finished off day 1 with an evening drive through the grasslands to see a massive herd of buffalo, including a few that came right up to the car. DAY 2 Our second day was a full one as well. We woke up after a brisk but good night sleep in the tent, whipped up a quick breky of eggs and bacon and headed out. We started out the day with an easy 5 mile hike up to Mystic Falls. The trailhead started at another really cool section with a few more spectacular pools and small geysers, The falls themselves were very cool as well. Second thing we did which ended up being one of the best parts to the trip was hike up to the overlook to Grand Prismatic Spring which was worth all the hype. Amazing view. After lunch, we went up to the Norris Geyser Basin which was also fantastic, this one had fewer of the blue pools but had so many different steam vents and it looked completely different, the vents sounded like the earth breathing. Right before heading back to the tent we stopped by Gibbon Falls and looked at those for a bit, also really really impressive. Our favorite pools from day 2 were: Black Diamond Pool, Sapphire Pool, Silex Spring, Cistern Spring. DAY 3 Our last day here was a little short but still very worth it, we went up to Mammoth Hot Springs. Again, it had some similarities to the things we saw day 1 and 2 but was also extremely unique to that section of the park. As the name suggests, this spot had some massive springs and pools that have built up over a pile of years. We then ate a quick lunch, took a pic by the sign and drove home.

Spent the weekend in St George and had some fun while we were down there. It was just a quick weekend trip but we filled our Saturday up. First thing we did was woke up and tried a new pastry shop that we heard was really good and it did not disappoint, usually I get pictures of that kindof stuff but we scarfed it down far too fast for any of that. We then went up to Snow Canyon State Park and did a few quick hikes there with Emmy in the backpack. She loved it and we saw some pretty cool rocks and had a good time exercising out in the sun. I think we only did a total of about 3 miles but it still felt really nice. After The baby was in bed and Allie was home safe, Unlce Kasey took Caleb and I to Sand Hollow to do some bass fishing. The weather was far from perfect and it was pretty windy, not to mentioin the fact that it was in the pitch black and that made it difficult. The 3 of us still managed to haul in 4 bass in a couple of hours. It was a lot of fun and it made for my first 2 bass id ever caught, the first one I reeled in was aparently a pretty nice fish, enough so to call it a football. It was interesting to see how different in behavior, fight and the actual fishing technique was between these guys and trout. All in all it was a great night and we were able to do pretty good for ourselves.

I organized an off shore fishing trip for the boys when we were down in Cancun as a family and it was such a great time! We booked the boat for 6 hours and decided to start by targeting the trophy fish by trolling with a bunch of rods out baited and set up. A couple hours went by and we didnt get a single thing, we tried for another hour because I was really wanted a shot at a sailfish or something like that but it ended up not working out. After talking with the captain we decided to try a different method and try to fish off the bottom for some smaller reef fish and that proved to be far more effective and a lot of fun. Between the 5 of us we caught about 10 fish, I think about 2 each. I caught the first, Bridger caught the biggest and I think Dad and Caleb caught the coolest with Coleson slaying the Banana Fish. We caught I think 4 species in total, Triggerfish, Blue Runner, Bananafish and Yellowfin. All of which were really cool, apparently Bridger caught a really nice Triggerfish and they guys said the Blue Runner I caught was massive compared to your average on that species. They all put up a pretty goof fight and it was just a blast to real them in and see what we had on our lines. We caught most of our fish at about 75 feet but the water was so clear you could still see the bottom for most of the time. After catching all 10 in the same place we moved to try somewhere else but didnt catch anything else. The crew however did take both our Triggerfish and made an extremely fresh Ceviche that was absolutely fire! We felt like the trip was pretty successful and after hearing most of the boats out that day came back to harbor empty handed we were pretty happy with our results. At one point we did see like an 8 foot Wahoo right off the side of the boat but couldn't seem to get his attention, really cool looking fish and it was cool to see it lurking around the boat.

Spring break 2026 was a full family trip to Cancun Mexico. Everyone was there for different times but we all overlapped for about 5 days. Coleson and Katie got there on the first day followed the next day by Allie, Emelia and me and Caleb, Gabie and Hazel. Mom, Dad and Landry as well as Charlee and Bridger got there on day 3. The all inclusive resort was a blast and everyone had a blast. The food was pretty good and I had to have had over 50 drinks led by the piña colada. The rooms were great as well and the pools and beach were fantastic. It even had 3 different waterslides that all went pretty hard, one for tubes, and 2 for people only, both of which were fast but one was open and smooth and the other was dark, fast and threw you around. We all loved the slides the whole trip. There was a lazy river that was fun too, the babies especially enjoyed that part aside from the buckets dumping water over their heads. We had a day where the babies stayed back with the parents and Landry and the couples went out to an adventure parks with cenotes, rope wings and cliff jumping and a lot of snorkeling. This was a great day and then Allie and I finished it off with a fancy dinner at a place called Arca in Tulum, ranked the 67th best in the world this year. The food, service and atmosphere was off the charts, it turned out to be a fantastic day and we were even pulled over by the Mexican police on the way back to the resort. The boys all did a day of fishing too, I will write another more in depth post about that but it was a lot of fun to get out and catch some reef fish out in the Caribbean sea. After those 2 days there was just a lot of time chilling and hanging out at the resort, lots of pool time and Emelia absolutely loved it. She swam ran and played all day when she wasnt napping and she also liked the fact we ate 5 or 6 times every day. A couple dinners, multiple lunches, a big breakfast and all day snacking and drinking. Allie and I had beachside massage one day too which was really nice and we tried our best to relax and catch our breath. It was a much needed and very nice trip, we were excited to be back home but had such a fantastic time as a family on the beach and by the pool.

Over the last few months I have been able to go to a handful of games, a couple College Football games, an NBA game, an NHL game and a college basketball game as well. Had some good times at all of these and I thought it would be worth a post. BYU Football I usually have the chance to go to a couple BYU football games a year and I was able to do 2, a classic rivalry against Utah as well as an easy one against SMU. I only took one video of all of it because its fun to be there and enjoy it. But you have to film that 3-4 quarter transition. While on a business trip to Orlando I was able to be a part of a huge company event in a massive suite in the Orlando Magic stadium. Such a good experience with a full buffet and a great view of the game from the box. Even for a team I don't care about playing a team I don't care about it was fun to get into it with the home crowd in the opener. Love being at NBA games, especially for close wins. Utah Mammoth is the new NHL team that is now based in Utah and I had the chance to go to one of their games early in the season against the Canadiens. Its all about the people you know and I got hooked up with a group that was in a suite with 3 on ice tickets right behind the net. The suite itself was great and the food, drinks and snacks were great. Then we had a chance to sit behind the net and that was crazy. Banging on the glass, seeing how fast the puck moves and get shot right at you and seeing the hits along the glass all made me fall in love a bit more again with hockey, it was an absolute blast. Had the chance to go to a BYU vs Utah college Bball game with Allie in Provo as well. Always a good time and she got us some really good seats just a few rows from the floor. AJ Dybantsa went crazy, one of the top 5 best games I have seen any college basketball player play in. 43 points or something and he was just dominating.

Day trip out to Camsell lake up around Vanderhoof, caught over 150 fish in just a few hours, yes you heard that right, caught and released a tonne of rainbows. Even got to eat one right there at the lake. Here are a few videos for proof.

For the 3rd year in a row we went out to Uinta Canyon for a campout on the Jensen side. It was a bit shorter this year and we only stayed for 2 nights over the weekend. Had some great time just hanging around the fire and chilling like usual. We spent far more time out fishing this time around. I went out 3 different times for a few hours each and caught quite a bit of trout and a couple pretty nice ones. I caught around 10 fish, a pile of smaller and beautiful brook trout, a couple rainbows and a pretty nice looking brown trout too. A few of them were pretty good fish and I even kept a rainbow and cooked him up. Its a really pretty river and it was a lot of fun to throw some line in the water. We also had the chance to drive up to the Pole Creek Cave and do some caving through there. I could have spent a long time going through all the small crevices and exploring further but it was fun nonetheless to look at the cave and do some exploring.

This was genuinely one of the coolest things I have done. Sure it wasn't easy and it didn't help that I was vastly underprepared and my first solo backpack trip in a long while but this was just not an easy trip. I will say it was absolutely worth it because once you get to the falls and the creek it is gorgeous. Getting to the trailhead took a while too, it was a good 8 hour drive from home, through southern Utah, Vegas and then into no where land in Arizona. I stayed in a small hotel about an hour from the trailhead the night before. One of the many things that I did to make this hike as hard as possible on myself was getting a late start. I had some work to do before I left so I didnt get on the trail until almost noon, most people start at 6 in the morning to avoid the heat but I couldn't. The trail down is about 11 Miles in Depending where you camp once in the campground, I flew down the trail, I was making really great time except for at about mile 3 I started getting blisters and by mile 6 I was very very sore. By the time I got down to the campground my feet were a disaster and I could barely walk, but overall wasn't bad at all getting down to the campground. The good part about this all was that this canyon, the hundreds of feet high sheer walls, the green trees and the absolutely stunning clear blue water of Havasu Creek was worth way more than the wait, cost and effort to get it. I have seen some amazing places but this is easily on the short list of things people need to see if they get the chance. I wish I was down there for longer but I only spent 2 nights and was there for only 1 full day, the hike in and out and that was it. During my day down past the village I hiked another 10 ish miles to walk around to a few other waterfalls that werent along the trail to hike in. Had to hike down Mooney Falls, the decent down into there was pretty crazy, one of the sketchier things I have done but it went well. I plan to make a video of that part of the trip so look in the action camera section of my portfolio for it. The mist from the falls made it slippery and it was a straight up and down hike with worn ladders and rock climbing. I was worried about the hike out, my legs had recovered fine and I wasn't worried about that but my feet were so bad that it was hard enough hiking the 2 miles back into the village on my day out. It ended up taking weeks for my feet to heal through the layered blisters in 15+ different places, needless to say I need some new boots. I decided to pay the fee and take the helicopter out, I had never ridden in one before and it was really cool.

This will be my longest post yet because there is so much to cover, none of which really fits into any other sections like food reviews or photography. This was simply an adventurous hunting trip to the Limpopo province in South Africa. I am going to breaks this down into sections rather than days. I am going to skip over most of the travel because it was long and grueling both there and back. Lots of hours in a plane and just as many in airports. We flew into Polokwane, the nearest city to the lodge and hunting properties and from there we drove the 2 hours got settled and got some rest. The lodge was pretty nice. The first few days were the slowest as far as the hunting goes, first day we went out and sighted in all the rifles and then headed out for a hunt. That first day it was pouring rain for much of the morning. Saw some massive Baobab trees and just enjoyed driving around in the truck. I had some success that morning as well, shot my first impala. It was a pretty simple kill, spotted it on the road, stopped, got the sticks out and found a nice shooting lane. He stopped about 85 yards out quartered towards me so I shot at the chest. It was a good shot but he took off and died 15 yards away after smacking into a tree that actually broke its neck. Got some good photos with it and that was the last animal I shot for a few days. If you zoom in a bit on this video you can see the impala run after I tagged it. We didn't hunt on Sunday but instead we hung around the Limpopo River and did some things there. It actually turned out to be one of my favorite days while there. When we first rolled up to the river we spotted a big crocodile on the other sides banks and a hippo hanging out in the water. We had some lunch and sat on some catfish rods for a bit. I only caught a really small catfish but it was fun, we lost some big ones because of our line breaking and even lost a rod. We used birds and squirrels for bait. That was fun too, I went out and shot a bird with a 17 HMR and hooked it up as bait. After a few days of getting skunked I started getting a little doubtful that I was going to get all of my animals. It was already day 5 and I only had 1 of my 4 downed. The other guys all had some luck but I couldn't get any shots off. That all changed starting with a day 5 evening hunt. We were out driving along the river and we spotted a big ol sow warthog and I had a good shot on her but they discouraged it because she had some young with her and they prefer not to kill the factories for more animals so I passed. After seeing another handful of pigs including some big males I was getting frustrated because they all ran off far before I had a decent shot. So when the chance came I took it. We saw a boar cross the road in front of us and the truck sped up to get to where it crossed and I spotted it. I am not even sure if the truck had stopped yet and I slammed the bolt closed and threw the safety off as I stood up and swung the gun to my right. Within a second or two of me spotting the warthog I had already squeezed off a shot. The truck had just stopped, it was a freehand and rushed shot and the pig was in some brush and trotting but I placed that .308 right where it needed to be. It ran a few yards and thats it. Really cool hunt, the pig had a huge body but the tusks arent huge but it is still a cool trophy and great story. My fortune started to change from there, could also be slightly because of the weather and the moon turning. A gemsbuck was the main reason I wanted to go hunting so that was on top of my list. Days 6,7 and 8 we were targeting them specifically. Once or twice we saw and stalked a few young males but I passed on them because they weren't big enough. One of these stalks we crawled through thorns and bramble for quite a ways just to not shoot but it was a fun stalk. On that same ranch there were 3 or 4 lions but it was a huge ranch so we didn't expect to encounter them. One late evening we spotted a nice mature male gemsbuck but the truck spooked it. It was a nice one so we decided to pursue and try and track it down for a shot. This was in an area where we had seen lion tracks the day before but we went for it. Unfortunately the gemsbuck pulled a fast one on us and walked us in a circle and then its tracks disappeared so we went back to where we started, only to find fresh lion tracks on top of our tracks we just made. We decided for we should try a different place where there was a waterhole that we found and knew gemsbuck would be if there were any in the area. We got to the water at about 9 am on the first day and saw some tracks. When we snuck up into this water hole there was a herd of about 25 cape buffalo and that was super cool to see, once we spooked them off it sounded like a thunder storm crashing through the brush, so cool. We sat there until dark, no sight of any gemsbuck but they don't need to drink every day like most animals. We saw a bunch of cool animals come to the water though, from elephants to tsessebe. Then an absolute monster of an impala came in and I couldn't resist shooting it too. I used a 416, which most people would know as an elephant gun. Its all I had but it did the trick, it was an easy 30 yards and I dropped it in a heartbeat. At this point we were in a blind with dirt floors and again, this rifle was massive and the second I pulled the trigger my ears blew up and the dirt on the floor was thrown in the air and it left a layer of dirt on everyone, my pants were covered, it was a cool experience. That was the end of that day. Got a nice video of the shot DJI Action 2 view The next morning we came long before the sun came up so we wouldn't miss them we hoped that the gemsbuck didn't drink at night or they wouldn't be back for a while. When we got there we looked for tracks and saw no fresh tracks and at that moment I knew we were going to get one because they were going to need water sometime during day. After a very slow day with no action at the water hole a heard of at least 40 Impala came to drink, it was fun to watch the male chase them all around and they were in every direction of the blind of us making all kinds of noise and running around. After a few more animals came in out stepped a massive gemsbuck and my heart instantly started to pound, it was a monster. She came in right to the water and started to drink but she spooked when she heard the dirt move as I moved into position and she started walking away. We waited a minute hoping she would come back but I saw her from another angle going back into the bush so our guide said we should go outside the blind to see if we could get a shot. Once I stepped out we saw her, about 65 yards away almost broad side walking into the bush. I didnt have much time and I knew it so I took the safety off, pulled that .416 to my shoulder and with iron sights and freehanding took the shot. She instantly turned and ran but as she took off I could already see heavy bleeding. The adrenaline made my legs shake, I'd been waiting for that shot the whole trip and was in overdrive once the chance came. We gave her a half hour and then started to track her, it was a pretty easy trail to follow, her tracks were apparent and there was an awful lot of blood to follow, she made it about 100 yards before she dropped. We found her, brought it back to the road and the hunt for the gemsbuck was over. It ended up measuring 41 inches which is a very nice trophy. Here is what it looked like from inside the blind The last animal on my list, duiker. A rather small and pretty cute animal. We actually were at another waterhole waiting on a warthog for someone else in our group when a duiker came in. He wasnt sticking around and he barely gave me a shot, he didnt even look like he was going to drink but kept on walking, luckily I had the gun ready and shot right as he entered my shooting lane, he went down instantly as a .30-06 was more than enough for the little guy. I used 5 or 6 different guns on this trip to get all my animals, so much fun and I got some amazing trophies, stories and experiences under my belt. Even just being in my hunting gear and driving around looking in the binoculars was so much fun in and of itself. I made a list of some of the animals we saw throughout the trip that I didnt mention already: Bat eared fox Mongoose Golden variants of the gemsbuck and Wildebeest Franklin Ginea fowl Rock python and Black mamba Ostrich Hippo Black impala Monitor Lizard Egyptian goose African wild cat Civet Cape Buffalo Sable There were also a pile of other birds like the yellow billed horn bill, kori bustard, white backed vulture, sand grouse and a bunch of other pretty ones Lots of our animals that we hunted we ate for lunch and dinner: Impala curry Impala breakfast sausage Nyala pot pie Kudu pasta Gemsbuck tenderloin steak Wildebeest steak Here are some random photos and videos that I took that didn't fit into the main stories Our blind for the gemsbuck hunt Impala + Tsessebe Sable

Took a business trip over to Texas. Most of my time was spend working but I had some time to poke around a bit, check out the Alamo and Riverwalk and got to eat at a few cool places for dinners. The City itself is not going to make my top 10 Cities in the US list, in fact it'll be quite a ways down on the all time list, so much so that I don't think I'll ever be visiting again. There were some cool parts like the Riverwalk itself and the Alamo but overall was kindof a mess. It was cool to walk around the Alamo and learn a little bit more of the history there. The highlight of the city was for sure the food I experienced. The Texas BBQ style of dry rubs and smoke flavor was evident. I tried a place called Pinkertons BBQ, it was a great great place. The vibes were awesome, it was clean, the building was cool and the meat was perfection. Really great stop and I would recommend to anyone who is in downtown San Antonio area. Another really good place I went to was a place called Dough Pizzeria Napoletana. This is on my food review page as well. Really really good food, the best part was by far the home made burrata. I would recommend this to anyone i the area too, its actually a DDD joint too which I always think is cool.

Finally got the crew to Kenya. After hearing about Kenya for a few years now, I finally had the chance to go myself with the whole family. Getting there and back is an experience all to itself, and not in such a good way. It takes forever to get over there as it is almost exactly half way around the world. But there were a few small mentionable things in the travel itself: The Doha Qatar airport was awesome Got to see Mt Kilimanjaro from the window of our last flight to Mombasa Heard a prayer in Arabic while in Doha Barely made our last connection from Nairobi to Mombasa I will say though, once we got there, it was all worth it and I would 100% recommend anyone from any developed country in the world to visit a place like Kenya. When we finally landed in Mombasa we jumped in a pro box and headed to our resort, but there was so much to see on the drive there. Seeing the way some of these people lived was extremely eye opening and also a little entertaining in some ways. The painted took-tooks and matatus were hilarious, seeing how many people and bags of things people piled on motorbikes was also a spectacle. The city itself was crazy, the trash piles, crumbling buildings and general quality of life made it very easy for me to be grateful for what we have back here at home. The food was either one of two things, fresh fruit or toxic anything else. The fruit was incredible and there were for sure safe places to eat but you had to be careful and even so I got a pretty bad bout of food poisoning. I will say though that the fresh mangos, pineapple, Kenyan oranges, passionfruit etc were incredible. It was cool to learn and use a few words in Swahili while we were there. Jambo, Asante, Karibu, Mzungu. Always enjoy hearing a different language. Even their English over there sounds different and is fun to hear.