I Wanna be a Cowgirl!

Riding in the canyon

I've got my shades - on

I've got my boots - dusty

I've got my saddle

on my horse

He's called... M-m-m-m-m maverick

Of course

I Wanna be a Cowgirl!

Over UEA weekend Brigette invited me to join her, Sophie and her friends, and another mom horseback riding. Now growing up in the country you would think I would know a thing or two about horses, but the truth is I've only actually been on a horse a handful of times. When you consider all of the variables of Logan Canyon, perfect fall weather, and fall leaves I had to say yes. Oh, to be a teenage girl again and show up playing the part of a cowgirl totally worked for them. I on the other hand do not own cowboy boots or hat, so my Merrell hiking shoes and sunglasses were going to have to suffice for this outing. 

Now I'm not sure what it is about this picture of Brigette, but I just love it, she must have been a cowgirl in some other life.

I have to give kudos to our guide for taking the 3 pictures above with my camera, he did a great job. 

These girls are just too cute!

I was often reminded of this ride for the next week every time I sat down, but the residual pain was well worth it!

Senior Shoot

Oh what a busy Friday I had a couple of weeks ago. The same day I was taking Princess pictures I was also taking senior pictures for my niece Madalyn. It was so nice to have the extra help from Shannon that day. Here are a few of my favorites of Madalyn.

Cinderella

I was lucky enough to spend a little time with this Cinderella princess last Friday. Isn't she precious!

 

Which Witch is Which

A quick little post of our girls day out.

Alpine Loop

My mom and I decided to have a girl's day last Friday to enjoy fall happenings. We were on our way to Gardner Village when I thought we really needed to drive the Alpine Loop and see why it gets such rave reviews. Yes, it's sad to admit that I'm a native Utahn and have never once driven the Alpine Loop. Well all I can say now is that it will definitely become a fall tradition. Even though we were probably about a week late for the peak fall colors, it is beautiful! If you are like me and only venture north of Ogden to see the fall leaves you really need to head south for this drive.

I am glad we took the extra time to see this and we still managed enough time to shop at Gardner's Village.

Fall Colors

I was bound and determined to get my fair share of fall pictures this year and thanks to the help of the Ogden Valley photo workshops I was able to accomplish my goal. My goal for getting those fall shots while hiking in Big Cottonwood canyon will have to be pushed back until next year when I hopefully won't get a monster cold again before the weather cools! My second round of photos were taken at Powder Mountain where the aspens were golden and the weather was perfect.

A little snapshot of my fellow photographers enjoying the aspen grove.

 Looking towards the valley.

Looking towards the Sundowner runs.

 This is probably my favorite shot of the day. I learned that in order to get the larger sunbursts you need to set your Aperture to a higher number. I shot this at a f/20 stop.

 A glimpse of the homes at Powder Mountain through the aspens.

And here at the end of my post I'm throwing in a quick layout I did based on a sketch by Cathy Zielske. I thought it was the perfect sketch for this picture of Chase.