Pix of our new area...

Well I’ve got some more UT pix for all to enjoy.

First up is the view out our balcony window. It’s much improved from our last balcony view, which of course did not exist.

The second couple shots of another ride up Emigration Canyon, this time with Alison and Julie. Julie was kind enough to take pictures of the Jensens mid-climb, and then at the top. In the climbing shot, it appears that Alison is turning to attempt to climb directly up the embankment, but I’m pretty sure she’s just swerving to miss a rock. :)

Third, we have a shot of our backyard hiking playground, Mueller Park. Also included in the picture is Alison’s very cool present from her wonderful husband, a Gregory Iris ultralight daypack. Nice. This is also an excellent mountain bike ride for those equipped with fat tires.

Fourth, you may be interested to see some sweet fall fringe weather hiking in Big Cottonwood Canyon near Donut Falls in the Mill D South Fork.

To finish off, we haven’t had many good Mullet pictures lately, so I’ve included a couple for all to catch up to the fact that he is still not very smart. J He is first attempting to drink water from my glass, almost getting his head stuck, and second battling with an non-living item, his nemesis, our hand vacuum, “The Shark”. It was not running at the time of the battle. Mullet thought he might be able to kill it in it’s sleep…

Bye bye for now...

We have internet!

We have internet access at our place now, so I shouldn't be so slow at update this blog. A lot has gone on in the past few weeks, and I haven't written about much of it, but in time I'll try to get everybody caught up. For now, you get to enjoy a little piece of our new area in this picture of a recent road ride up Emigration Canyon, located right by the University of Utah. A lot of the rides out here consist of climbing, climbing, climbing, climbing, and then a really fast trip back down. :) I dig it. The views during these rides are paying me back for years of pedaling past endless rows of corn and soybeans while dodging crop duster spray in the summer, and slogging through piles of snow and darkness in sub-zero temps in the winter. I like UT. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike ND, just Grand Forks.
On another note, I had an interview that went very very well last friday, and I'm in the waiting process to see if the company will bring me on or not. It's a small charter company that is looking for someone to mainly manage, but also fly right seat a bit, so it's perfect for me. The guy that interviewed me said he'd love to hire me, but the position hasn't been officially created yet, so I'm waiting for now on that job while I still keep me eyes peeled elsewear just in case. I'm also going to try to work at Wasatch Touring, a local bike shop that a friend of mine works at. It would be fun part time work, and would provide discounts on gear I use all the time down here. Anyhow, more later, but enjoy the picture of sweet sweet UT...

Young Jensen Frenzy...

Yikes, it's been 10 days since last bloggin' session! Must have been busy. Yes, in fact I was. Alison and I have learned a lot about stress lately with our move, as it takes some time to get settled in a completely new place. Her new job is ripping her off quite a bit, and I still don't have one of my own, so it makes things rather hectic to say the least. We love UT, and as soon as our careers ever take off we'll love it even more. Good news is we have met some great people here in addition to the Paasch's and Ty, and have been going to a church that we are sure liking so far. Our sunday school class has been covering apologetics, with issues discussed such as "why bad things happen when there is a God", "science and religion", and "the issue of historical (and modern day) Christians doing horrible things in the name of God", to name a few. It's all motivated me to dust of my C.S. Lewis books. :) Anyhow...
So I still have no pictures for you all to view, and that needs to change. We're still looking for the software for Al's new camera to upload the pix to my laptop. Soon, I hope. The view out our apartement balcony was worth moving here. Instead of ugly brick UND apartment buildings, we see the Wasatch mountain range. Yes, that is good. There is a (state I think) park called Mueler Park a couple miles from our door, and I hear the hiking, mountain biking and road riding is excellent. I'll be up there soon. Anyhow, I need to get back to unpacking and figuring out where all the details of our lives are. :) More later, hopefully before another ten days passes...