A Utah Man am I

The hike to the U...I've always heard it was a short hike. I never dreamed it would be this short, steep, or slick. That mud was awfully slippery!

I've never been big on (nor understood) the whole "school rivalry" thing. I find it hilarious and absolutely ridiculous that families can be divided over something so seemingly insignificant. However, I married into a U family. His blood bleeds bright red... So I just roll my eyes when the whole blue blood/red blood subject comes up (honestly, everybody's got a little bit of both on the inside anyway!). But regardless, I will always bee a fan of outdoor activities, whether its hiking the U (my post today) or hiking the Y (which will be much more of a challenge...to hike and to someday convince P its an okay activity to do).

The U close up. I never get over the sheer enormity of all the letters that cover the mountains in Utah.

Oh yah. We also stopped at the "This is the Place" monument while on our little Sunday afternoon adventure. Nothing too spectacular, but it is a nice little park. If the Visitors Center would have been open I would have been a bit more excited about this place.

And for your "enjoyment" (ha!) the Ute's fight song:

VERSE
I am a Utah man, sir, and I live across the green.
Our gang, it is the jolliest that you have ever seen.
Our coeds are the fairest and each one's a shining star.
Our yell, you hear it ringing through the mountains near and far.

CHORUS
Who am I, sir? A Utah man am I A Utah man, sir, and will be till I die; Ki!Yi!
We're up to snuff; we never bluff,
We're game for any fuss,
No other gang of college men
dare meet us in the muss.
So fill your lungs and sing it out and
shout it to the sky,
We'll fight for dear old Crimson,
for a Utah man am I.

VERSE
And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a row,
And arm in arm and step in time as down the street we go.
No matter if a freshman green, or in a senior's gown,
The people all admit we are the warmest gang in town.

CHORUS

VERSE
We may not live forever on this jolly good old sphere,
But while we do we'll live a life of merriment and cheer,
And when our college days are o'er and night is drawing nigh,
With parting breath we'll sing that song:
"A Utah Man Am I".

CHORUS

GO UTES!!! (seriously. All fight songs are super cheesy...but so catchy!)