Daughter, Sara, and husband, Chris, have a beautiful new daugher. Megan Elizabeth was born on 8/27 (Uncle Dave's birthday) at 11:03 p.m. weighing 9 lbs. 7 oz. and 22.5 in. long.
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Monday, September 01, 2008
Megan Elizabeth Hiltner
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Congratulations BYU Grads
With no fanfare whatsoever (note lack of robes and mortarboards), Dave and Chris McClelland recently graduated from BYU. Dave plans to pursue a Masters in Mechanical Engineering in the Fall while Chris begins working as support staff with the FBI in September. (Lest you think we are terrible parents, Chris and Dave elected not to attend graduation, either.)
Other Utah Adventures, Part 3: Mona Rope Swing and the Hot Pots
On the way back from southern Utah, we stopped at one of Dave and Chris' favorite spots, the Mona rope swing (at Burriston Ponds).
At the end of the week, Charles and Mary Anne took a hike to the "Hot Pots," some hot pools along Fifth Water in Diamond Fork Canyon. Directions: http://www.utah.com/thingtodo26961.htm. It is a lovely spot, but apparently some visitors choose to engage in rather unsavory behavior, particularly on weekends. So, if you go, it's best to go during the day and make lots of noise as you approach to make sure you don't encounter any shocking scenes.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Other Utah Adventures, Part 2: Zion National Park
After spending a glorious day in Bryce Canyon National Park, Charles, Mary Anne, and David headed down the road to Zion National Park.
While Bryce Canyon is all about bright colors and intricate rock formations, Zion canyon is about massive hunks of sandstone and sheer rock cliffs. Zion is a true canyon cut by the running water of Virgin river and its tributaries while Bryce is actually an amphitheater formed by erosion from falling rain and snow and the freezing and thawing cycle that goes on 200 days of the year. The lowest elevations of Bryce are at the highest elevations of Zion so Bryce is about 10 degrees cooler, a big plus in July. Well, we were lucky that it was only in the 90's at Zion instead of the usual 100+.
We entered the park from the East encountering a brief delay at the gate, but luckily finding the traffic going one way in our direction through the tunnel. The eastern part of Zion is a land of sculpted sandstone--petrified sand dunes.
After passing through the mile long tunnel, you enter the main part of the park. No vehicle traffic is allowed on the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, so we found a parking spot at the visitor's center and got on the shuttle bus. It takes about 45 minutes to ride to the end of the line--Temple of Sinawava--where we get off to hike the Riverside Trail (Easy).
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Other Utah Adventures, Part 1: Bryce Canyon
Once the wedding stuff was over and Mom and Dad Henderson's house put back together, Charles, Mary Anne, and Dave decided to explore some National Parks.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Christopher McClelland weds Christie Pennington
The McClelland clan gathered in Utah from all over the US for Chris and Christie's marriage on July 11th.
We had a bit of a family reunion as Dan, Sara, Big Chris, Charles, and Mary Anne flew in from the DC area; Matt, Em and kids drove from Bend, OR; and Eddie, Andrea and Thomas flew from Columbus, OH (Chris and Dave were already in Provo). The married folks all stayed at Mary Anne's parents' house in Springville, UT and the single guys all stayed at Chris and Dave's apartment in Provo. Mary Anne's sisters, Bonnie and Kathleen also came to provide moral support and photography. Our highly unscientific summer air travel poll showed that those who flew Southwest or American through DFW did OK, but there were lots of delays for those who took United through ORD (though sister Kathleen got 2 free tickets for her troubles).
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