Total Solar Eclipse 2017

Here in our part of Wyoming we were lucky enough to be in the path of the solar eclipse.  Worland was at 99% of totality.  Brian really wanted to see the whole 100% so after the kids went to school we hopped in the car and drove to Shoshoni, about an hour away, in the path of complete totality.  It took a bit longer than an hour since there was a lot of traffic, for Wyoming anyway.  It was worth the drive, simply spectacular!  We didn't have the right cameras and lenses, but I took a few pics while we were there.

This is where we parked our vehicle, about 5 miles on a dirt road outside of Shoshoni

Middle of nowhere

 A few other people out there with us

Directly in front of us was an RV with a cute little girl running around

There were people scattered all along this dirt road

At our feet-lots of cacti

Taking a pic with our phones shows none of the eclipse which is amazing since it was well on it's way here.

It's over half way at this taking, still plenty of light.

Sitting in the back of our vehicle, Brian is looking fine with those glasses!

Here is the 360 degree sunset, it was pretty amazing!

Much more traffic on the way home.

I know this looks like nothing, but realize when we normally travel this road you rarely meet another car.

Summer happenings

This summer is quickly coming to a close.  Here are some of our memories:

Brian and Andy went to Kansas City, here Andy is in Adam-Ondi-Ahman.

This scene in our house repeats itself over and over

Our Van is growing bigger just like his smile!

Watch out!

Van thinks the Coyote skin is a doggie, comfy to cuddle.

This is my favorite face

Utah week

We spent a week in Utah which included the 4th of July.  My sister and I went through a lot of stuff at my mom's house to get it ready to sell.  My mom collected some amazing things and we had a good time reminiscing.

This is from the dedication of the grave from my Mom's funeral.  My brother-in-law, Bryan, took it.

Emma got her mission call before we left -- Scotland/Ireland Mission!  She leaves for the England MTC on November 29th.

Balloon fest on July 3rd, an Edholm tradition!

Wyoming followed us to Utah - a balloon from Riverton!

This is us riding down to Utah in an non air-conditioned van!

Van (in the middle) got to meet two of his second cousins, Courtney's son Jaden on the left and Becca's daughter Carolina on the right.  They are all a month or so apart in age.

Brian got to catch up with two of his roommates from BYU days.  Jim Campbell on the left and Gary Gibb on the right.

Gebo, ghost town of coal mining days

Gebo is ghost town about 30 miles from Worland.  In it's hey day in the 1920s it boasted 20,000 people, 4 times as many as Worland has today.  There is a lot to see out there including a sad baby cemetery as many babies died with the flu epidemic.  We wandered around and drove on some very rough dirt roads and it was really kind of cool!

Lucy in the doorway of what used to probably be a store

Brian, Emma, and Andy emerging from a hole that was a root cellar.  Glad he didn't encounter any snakes while he was down there!

Looking for abandoned artifiacts

This was their view, pretty spectacular.  It was so quiet and calm out there.  We saw a lizard, a jack rabbit and a lone antelope.

Palmer leaning against one of the many walls of the town.

Contemplating what life used to be like there (I think that's what he's doing!)

Palmer coming home video

This is a while in coming, but here is the video of Palmer coming off the plane along with some pics.

Coming off the plane in Cody

Click here to watch the Youtube video of Palmer coming home!

Family pictures