Maggie leads the way during our Ogden Mountain bench trail hike ... Photo by Pat Bean
“True friends are the ones who never leave your heart, even if they leave your life for awhile.” Author unknown
Days 22-25
Catching up with the lives of old friends and renewing my bond with the Wasatch Mountains has kept me busy the past few days.
The Wasatch Mountains wore a misty hat the day we hiked the Ogden River Parkway ... Photo by Pat Bean
Yellow and purple wildflowers brightened the trail this day, while scrub jays, black-headed grosbeaks and western kingbirds followed our passage. The scrub jay and grosbeak were the first for my annual bird list. Western kingbirds had followed me all the way from Texas to Utah.
Mallards along the Ogden River Parkway ... Photo by Pat Bean
Rainbow Gardens, both a gift shop and a restaurant, marked the end of the parkway, enticing us to stop awhile to browse and eat before walking back to our vehicle. When my mother had been alive, this was her favorite place in Ogden to eat. She always ordered the Gabby Crabby. I ordered the same in her memory.
From hiking, to staying up late one night drinking Jack Daniels and chatting in rapid pace with my friend Kim, to revisiting the newspaper where I worked for 25 years, to eating at familiar places, this visit seemed to be all about memories.
I’m glad I’m still making them. The past can be a pleasant place to revisit, but it’s not a place to live.
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