Cache Community Emergency Watershed Program

Episode 43 of The County Seat series focuses on water management in Rich and Cache County.

First Malia Bascom investigates Bear Lake. Not in search of the monster that locals believe lives in the lake, but how the lake is used for flood control and irrigation and the important role it serves in keeping the agricultural lands from drying up.

The rest of the show looks into the canal restoration project in Cache County. Two years ago a landslide took out part of the canal system. On Oct. 3rd the record of decision was made by the NRCS as to which alternative will be used to proceed with the Cache Community Emergency Watershed Program.

A golf metaphor...

I look at this picture that I shot today of my cousin Tyler and I can't help but remember how exciting a time it was to be graduating High School. Things are far less stable now then when I graduated in 2001. Who would have known the changes that would take place in a decade. 

I've never played a game of golf but I have been on a couple courses and watched people as they try to hit a home run and get that perfect game. I can't help wondering though if golf wouldn't be a wonderful metaphor for life. Looking out across a wide expanse toward a place that you want to get the ball to go, and that through some coaxing, eventually you will get that little ball closer, closer, and eventually into the hole. Every once in a while you get that hole-in-one. However there are the times when get stuck in a sand trap.

Right now I feel like I hit that damn little ball as hard as I could, but had no idea where I wanted it to go. I hope my cousin has a better plan but for right now he has a clean score card and a bag full of clubs.

NBHA & Best' N West Finals 2011

Another great barrel race is done and past. It's hard to believe another barrel race season has past. I set up my lights in a different pattern that allowed me to shoot several different positions in the arena which made for some exciting photos. 

On the way home on Sunday, I saw this rail car sitting in the beautiful light cast by the sun as it was about to set. I decided to take a quick detour to get a couple shots before we set off down the road.

I imagine this as one of the rail cars I rode on as a child at the Hogle Zoo or Lagoon when we would go on the adventure train ride.