CoCo's Corner

Ted and I tried to start a tradition of going to look at the Autumn colors every year.  It started two years ago - and we missed last year.  Tradition isn't going very well - but, this year we managed to go.  This year we went on the Alpine Loop.  It's a scenic drive through Utah County and I have to say we couldn't have gone to a more lovely area.  So damned beautiful up there. Let me describe it a bit.  It starts in Alpine and goes by the Timpanogas Cave and keeps going up and up.  The summit is over 8,000 feet.  It's a VERY narrow two-laned road that in most places the speed limit is 20 miles per hour.  It has several pull outs so that you can stop and look at the scenery.  We ended at Sundance Resort where enjoyed an hour-long round trip ride on the ski lift and went way up the mountain and then turned around and came back.  It was AMAZING!!!  On the way up, the sun beat down on us and caused a little sunburn.  On the way back, it was pretty cold.  We watched as a

A community lost a hero today.  He was a silent hero - I didn't know him until today and it was too late.  I look at the picture of him, his wife and his little boy that one of the news agencies posted and it breaks my heart.  The little boy, who looks to be about two years old, will grow and slowly, but surely, forget pretty much everything he knows about his father.  The only things that will strike his memory are the things that his mother and others who loved his father tell him.  Sgt. Derek Johnson didn't deserve to be gunned down in his car as he drove to help someone in need. Rest In Peace Sgt. Derek Johnson May you watch over your little boy from the heavens above I've worked in public safety a very long time.  Not many have surpassed the amount of years I've put in - only a few have hit the milestone that I'm at now.  Nobody in this world, myself included, knows what it is to walk in the shoes of a police officer or a firefighter.  There are a lot o