I LOVE Utah in the FALL!

Beautiful fall colors.





 Hikes with our kids.
(which happens A LOT since Survivor)







Halloween on the horizon.



 


Sidenote: When it comes to Halloween, Utah is frozen in the 1950s:
SO. Many. Trick-or-Treaters.
And donuts!

 



 Roadside fruit and vegetable stands.







Reasons to eat a lot of pie.
(Well, that could be a Mormon thing, too. We like our pie.)




 
There's really just so much to love about Utah in the fall. Everything just seems right.

Now, remind me to read this post in January when I'm asking "why in the heck we live in a place where it's 22 degrees for a lot of days in a row."




 

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And, before I "leave," I'd like to share a few photos from my summer vacation!

These are taken after 8-9 days in the game of Survivor South Pacific. (And no, I didn't bring a camera. These photos are taken by Survivor's photographer, Monty Brinton--who's a native Utahn, PS.)

PS: I put a few pix here, but you can see more each week the show airs at CBS.com OR on my facebook page.



Tending fire. CBS, Monty Brinton, 2011.






Ozzy. And yes, he looks like Capt. Jack Sparrow. In addition to being a little Bob Marley-ish.
CBS, Monty Brinton, 2011.







Elyse eating taro. CBS, Monty Brinton, 2011.






Savaii Tribe, Hitch a Ride Challenge, Ep 3. CBS, Monty Brinton, 2011.









Me.
And yes, my eyes get bigger the more hungry I get.
And no, I don't whiten my teeth. I think it's the no-coffee thing?
Or, the fact that my face is way dirty and that makes my teeth look whiter.
(Everyone asks.)
CBS, Monty Brinton, 2011.








Keith and Whitney in the bungalow.
CBS, Monty Brinton, 2011.



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