GK Memoirs

81: Diving off of a ship and seeing the giant propellers underwater

George tells a story from his time in the navy as a sailing officer, diving 40-50 feet off of the side of the ship and seeing the giant propellers spinning slowly underwater. This story was recorded on March 24, 2023.

80: Surrounded by elk while mountain biking

One day mountain biking in the Payson Lakes area of Utah, George and his friend Phil Anderson were nearly surrounded by a herd of elk grazing. This story was recorded on March 24, 2023.

79: Avalanche at Snowbird with the boys

George tells the story of skiing at Snowbird around 1996 when an avalanche came into the parking lot of Snowbird and then more avalanches knocked cars off of the Little Cottonwood Canyon road. After that, no one was allowed to leave the ski lodge, so George and two of his sons, Mike and Joe, spent the night on the hard floor of the ski lodge. This story was recorded on March 24, 2023.

78: LD's side of the story: The Browns and other friends following them around the country

Laurel Dean describes how their friend group from college, particularly the Browns, followed each other around the country.  Because of this, they had several friends come for their baby blessings.  This made it feel like they had family close by even when they were living far away from her family in California. This story was recorded on February 26, 2023.

77: LD's side of the story: George's dad visits them in Utah and couldn't stop kissing baby Michael

Laurel Dean talks about when George's dad visited them in Utah and couldn't stop kissing baby Michael. This story was recorded on February 26, 2023.