We Saw A Moose Today

Seriously! He was less than 20 feet away and looked at us with his moose face! We spent about 3 hours walking on Desolation Trail up to Dog Lake and as we were on the trail chatting away, I heard something move and this is what we saw:After we stared for a few minutes, he started walking away and then we remembered we had the camera :) Anyway, the trail started off as as a pretty easy walk:
And here's what we looked like when we started:
But as we walked, we kept having to step around these weird collections of poop. As we walked, Matt wondered, "What animal does this?"
Anyway, after a while the trail turned to all snow! It was weird though, because in the sun and with the hiking, it wasn't cold at all. Here's what we looked like in short sleeves, hiking in snow:
And for much of the trail, there was a stream of melting snow that we followed. In the spring, all of the snow melts and the water is seriously freezing...here's my reaction:
Anyway, after going up some pretty steep snowy parts...we finally got to Dog Lake...and what do ya know...it was frozen!
Here's what we looked like when we got there:
All in all, a good hike!

We Signed A Lease...Our First Married Home!

Ooooook, so after much deliberation, we made a decision and will be living at Pinnacle Highlands in the Cottonwood Heights area of SLC! We will be living in a 2br/bath apartment...so now there is no excuse for not visiting :) Here's what Matt looks like when we're looking for apartments:
Anyway, there are beautiful views as the complex is kind of perched on a corner:
Here's a close up view...our new apartment is the first floor unit on the right :)

Here's what it looks like from the other side...see the mountains??? Yes!!!The pictures never do it justice...so you'll just have to come and take a look for yourself!

Triumphant Return

The wedding whirlwind is over and we've decided that it's about time we got back to posting on a semi-regular basis. For those of you who don't know, we'll be moving to Salt Lake City next month to start our 3 year residency training at St. Marks. While we're across the country we'd like to keep all our family and friends updated on our goings-on, and we figure the blog is the best/easiest way to do so.

Over the next couple months we'll be driving to SLC to find a place to live, graduating from medical school, moving to SLC, running the Ragnar Relay (a 180 mile relay race we'll be running with other residents/faculty from our program), and officially starting our intern year on June 22.

Be on the lookout for lots of updates (with plenty of pics!), we're looking forward to it.

Much Love,

Matt and Audrey (Mr. and Mrs. Davey)

Driving to Denver Today

Our month in Salt Lake City has sadly come to an end. Audrey and I will be driving to Denver today by going south and taking I-70 through the mountains. It's supposed to be the "scenic route" (we'll be the judge of that), check back for more pictures soon!

Interview Day!

Today we had our formal interview at St. Mark's Hospital (where we are doing our clerkship now). It went really well...we know everyone now and LOVE the program so it was really just a fun way to have scheduled hang out time with the residents and the program director :) After lunch, they let us have some time off, so we drove to Big Cottonwood Canyon (the home of Brighton and Solitude ski resorts). Here's what it looked like:
Aaaaand, of course, here's what we looked like when we were there:
Where's Waldo?
Solitude looked like this...pretty swanky:
And a little further up the canyon...Brighton!
As we drove back down, we stopped at the little turn offs along the way and found a ton of hiking trails up to various lakes in the area. Here's proof, as Matt loves maps:

Then when we got down, we went a took a picture of this old mill that is right down the street from where we stay in Cottonwood Heights. Apparently, it's been used in a few movies...therefore I am obsessed with it :)
And here's a sign nearby...because everyone lives downstream of someplace (or downriver...right Southgate?):
So after our tour we headed to Sugarhouse to meet up with the residents for dinner (as part of our interview day they all took us out to the Oasis). All in all...a pretty sweet day!

Picture of the Trip (so far)

Hiking at Alta (part 1)

Since we arrived in Utah I've been clamoring to go for a long hike up at Alta. Over the course of the month we've talked about it several times, but one thing or another kept getting in the way. This past weekend we finally got our act together and made it up Sunday afternoon. It was a beautiful day, the perfect opportunity for Audrey to give her new hiking shoes a thorough break-in. We packed a backpack, and pointed our feet towards "Rocky Point".

First, we got up to Alta and drove the "summer road" nearly to the top of the Sunnyside chairlift (one of the beginner lifts at the resort, Audrey plans to become quite well acquainted with it in December). Here's our faithful ride parked high up in the mountains.

To steal a phrase from Audrey... This is what we looked like before starting the hike.

Here I am starting our trek. That's the very top of Sunnyside in the frame.

A glimpse at our scenery... you like?

Audrey being goofy. We're obviously not hiking hard enough.

Couples shot!!!

Audrey posing with a strange rock.

As we climbed higher we began to see snow.

Some parts were just as steep as they look.

Audrey pretending to be tired, we're not even halfway up!

A sign pointing us to the base of the Supreme chairlift. Do the Davey's recognize this spot back in Catherine's?

The mountains are nice to look at.

If you look closely at the center peak you can see the top of the tram (we rode it in an earlier post) at Snowbird.

This is me, checking my fantasy football stats while hiking up a mountain. One of the many instances where Audrey wonders what she's gotten herself into.

We made it to the top!!! Hard to tell from this picture but you're now looking at the valley on the other side of the peak. For those that care, the photo is being taken from "Rocky Point" (aptly names because it is covered in boulders) and you're looking down at "Secret Lake" (also aptly named because it freezes over and gets covered up by about 20 feet of snow every winter, making it a secret to any skiers that may find themselves standing upon it).

Another shot of Secret Lake.

Taking a break... we might have made it to the top of one peak, but we're not done hiking yet!

Where should we go next? (hint: we'll show you tomorrow)