Tuesday, May 17, 2016
The word if the day is humidity although it could be worse. Higher than Boise experiences but not outrageous.
We went to the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library today in College Station, Texas. I thought that it was a suburb of Houston, but it's about 90 miles from here, and the Library is on the campus of Texas A&M.
I enjoyed it and would recommend it. It's not pretentious or ostentatious in any way. They have a plane like he flew in WW II hanging from the ceiling. I was surprised at how small it is. On the old news reels, the planes look much bigger, I think. The presidential limousine is here,and they have a version of the Oval Office where a library employee is more than happy to take your picture sitting at the desk. And there is a life size bronze statue of President Bush sitting in a chair with two chairs beside him so you can have another photo op.😊
A section of the library is devoted to Barbara Bush and it's very family oriented, She is so down-to-earth, and it comes through in the exhibits. The library has pictures from both sides of the family, the Bush side and the Pierce side, her maiden name, with her wedding gown, and his military uniform.
Outside, down a walkway to the rear of the building, is a large pond. I was surprised to see a sign stating it was catch and release only fishing. The pond has a sidewalk around it with several bridges and great landscaping. One of the bridges takes you through a "forest" to the site where President and Mrs. Bush will be buried. The daughter of theirs who died from leukemia at 3 years old is buried here now. Very peaceful beautiful setting.
Stella's daughter, Tara, took the day off and drove us there. We probably could have found it ourselves, but not as quickly. After we ate Texas barbecue, which was very good, the library was next. Then we ate at a Mexican restaurant this evening. Personally, I think Texas has the best Mexican food of anywhere.
On the drive there, and yesterday as we drove in, we passed fields of corn. That is the only crop we've seen in this state. It's relatively flat here with lots of oak trees. I think it's pretty around here but I don't know if I could ever get used to the traffic.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Monday, May 16, 2016
Monday. May 16, 2016
Yesterday was a 577 mile day. Today, we drove from Sonora, Texas, to Houston, Texas, a distance of 370 miles.
Stella's sister, Marge, called her, and my sister, Beverly, called me because the national news had a "grim" forecast for bad weather in Houston. We did have some rain on the way here but just enough to have to use your wipers, and it was slightly raining when we arrived. It was nice of them to call, though, because we haven't turned a tv on since we left Boise. There could have been a tornado behind us and we would have never known it. The humidity is rising, though.
This part of Texas is very green compared to what we saw the past few days. More and bigger trees. Yesterday, we couldn't decide if what we were seeing was mesquite, or pinyon trees, or something else. It was rolling hills all the way here, but flattened out as we approached the city. We drove right through the heart of San Antonio and were pleasantly surprised that the traffic wasn't too bad.
I finally saw an armadillo! A dead one on the side of the highway, but it was an armadillo! We decided that Texas is quite the skunk capital because we saw, and smelled, a lot of them as roadkill on this stretch of the trip. Actually, we saw a lot of dead animals today, a deer, two coyotes, many skunks, and a number of animals that we couldn't identify. I thought one was a badger, and we debated whether the others were possums. They were quite furry and dark colored.
We are at Stella's daughters place for tonight and tomorrow night. Her boyfriend is working and she will be working so we will be on our own to see the sights. Good thing the car has a GPS. After a good meal, we are in for the night.
Looks like the sky is clearing! Good news.😊
Yesterday was a 577 mile day. Today, we drove from Sonora, Texas, to Houston, Texas, a distance of 370 miles.
Stella's sister, Marge, called her, and my sister, Beverly, called me because the national news had a "grim" forecast for bad weather in Houston. We did have some rain on the way here but just enough to have to use your wipers, and it was slightly raining when we arrived. It was nice of them to call, though, because we haven't turned a tv on since we left Boise. There could have been a tornado behind us and we would have never known it. The humidity is rising, though.
This part of Texas is very green compared to what we saw the past few days. More and bigger trees. Yesterday, we couldn't decide if what we were seeing was mesquite, or pinyon trees, or something else. It was rolling hills all the way here, but flattened out as we approached the city. We drove right through the heart of San Antonio and were pleasantly surprised that the traffic wasn't too bad.
I finally saw an armadillo! A dead one on the side of the highway, but it was an armadillo! We decided that Texas is quite the skunk capital because we saw, and smelled, a lot of them as roadkill on this stretch of the trip. Actually, we saw a lot of dead animals today, a deer, two coyotes, many skunks, and a number of animals that we couldn't identify. I thought one was a badger, and we debated whether the others were possums. They were quite furry and dark colored.
We are at Stella's daughters place for tonight and tomorrow night. Her boyfriend is working and she will be working so we will be on our own to see the sights. Good thing the car has a GPS. After a good meal, we are in for the night.
Looks like the sky is clearing! Good news.😊
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Sunday, May 15, 2016
We left Las Cruces, New Mexico this morning and headed for El Paso. The rain and lightning storm was gone. As we've made our way through Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and now Texas, I continue to be amazed at how different the terrain is even though all these states are dry arid landscapes. The mountains in NM today were very jagged, but the farther east we went, the flatter, more Mesa-like they looked.
I keep expecting Texas to become tabletop flat, like it was around Victoria, TX, when I visited my sister there in 1971, but it hasn't. We are in Sonora, Texas, tonight, about two hours from San Antonio. It's rolling hills here, but very rocky.
We lost at least an hour today because neither of us looked at the map thinking we knew exactly where we were going. By the time we did, we were way past where we should have left I-10 and headed on a more northerly route from El Paso to get to the Guadeloupe Mountains National Park on the border of New Mexico and Texas. I was navigator and Stella was driving so I wasn't doing my job very well, but as we zoomed up a state highway that we had no plans to take, we decided it's part of the adventure.
That National Park was different than any we've seen before in that there were no admission fees, no bookstore or gift shop, and the campground was right close to the visitor center. It's more geared to people who are interested in geology, I think. It's beautiful, but to get the most out of it you need to hike it. The view was amazing. They are studying visibility there and the effects of man made pollution. The information said that on the clearest days, usually in the winter, you can see as far as the curvature of the earth and I believe it. Even today, you could see miles away.
We proceeded to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, about 20-30 miles away. Bat guano stinks. Just a warning. The elevators are not working, meaning you have to hike back up the way you hiked down. In total, it's a 3-3/4 mile hike. The rangers are very specific that you need to realize you have to hike back up so you should decide how far to go before you turn around. Stella had been here before so she didn't go too far. I kept going but turned around when the stairs started. Up to that point, it's a switch-back path. It's paved and a nice surface but steep.
Stella heard a man who worked for the Forest Service say that the elevators have not worked for a year now and that, basically, the repair cost is the obstacle to getting them fixed. It would have been fun to have been there at sunset to see the "bat flight" occur. They have an amphitheater in front of the entrance where you can see the thousands of bats leave for their night feedings. There were lots of swallows flying around the entrance and I think we were the only two people who knew they were swallows. Most of the people who mentioned them called them bats.
It was about 2:30 when we left there and we didn't get to Sonora, TX, until 8 pm so it was a long day, but a good one. We came through another rain and lightning storm, then it cleared for awhile and was getting ready to storm again when we got in our room.
Yesterday was a 465 mile day, I think. Today was longer. We have about a five hour drive to Houston tomorrow.
We left Las Cruces, New Mexico this morning and headed for El Paso. The rain and lightning storm was gone. As we've made our way through Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and now Texas, I continue to be amazed at how different the terrain is even though all these states are dry arid landscapes. The mountains in NM today were very jagged, but the farther east we went, the flatter, more Mesa-like they looked.
I keep expecting Texas to become tabletop flat, like it was around Victoria, TX, when I visited my sister there in 1971, but it hasn't. We are in Sonora, Texas, tonight, about two hours from San Antonio. It's rolling hills here, but very rocky.
We lost at least an hour today because neither of us looked at the map thinking we knew exactly where we were going. By the time we did, we were way past where we should have left I-10 and headed on a more northerly route from El Paso to get to the Guadeloupe Mountains National Park on the border of New Mexico and Texas. I was navigator and Stella was driving so I wasn't doing my job very well, but as we zoomed up a state highway that we had no plans to take, we decided it's part of the adventure.
That National Park was different than any we've seen before in that there were no admission fees, no bookstore or gift shop, and the campground was right close to the visitor center. It's more geared to people who are interested in geology, I think. It's beautiful, but to get the most out of it you need to hike it. The view was amazing. They are studying visibility there and the effects of man made pollution. The information said that on the clearest days, usually in the winter, you can see as far as the curvature of the earth and I believe it. Even today, you could see miles away.
We proceeded to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, about 20-30 miles away. Bat guano stinks. Just a warning. The elevators are not working, meaning you have to hike back up the way you hiked down. In total, it's a 3-3/4 mile hike. The rangers are very specific that you need to realize you have to hike back up so you should decide how far to go before you turn around. Stella had been here before so she didn't go too far. I kept going but turned around when the stairs started. Up to that point, it's a switch-back path. It's paved and a nice surface but steep.
Stella heard a man who worked for the Forest Service say that the elevators have not worked for a year now and that, basically, the repair cost is the obstacle to getting them fixed. It would have been fun to have been there at sunset to see the "bat flight" occur. They have an amphitheater in front of the entrance where you can see the thousands of bats leave for their night feedings. There were lots of swallows flying around the entrance and I think we were the only two people who knew they were swallows. Most of the people who mentioned them called them bats.
It was about 2:30 when we left there and we didn't get to Sonora, TX, until 8 pm so it was a long day, but a good one. We came through another rain and lightning storm, then it cleared for awhile and was getting ready to storm again when we got in our room.
Yesterday was a 465 mile day, I think. Today was longer. We have about a five hour drive to Houston tomorrow.
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Saturday, May 14, 2016
We said goodbye to Marge and Bob this morning, and stopped in Chandler, Arizona, where we had a good visit with our travel friends, Jerry and Kathleen. Then it was back on the road to the Saguaro National Park outside Tucson.
The saguaro cacti are huge, and some were beginning to bloom. The other types of cactus are just on the verge of blooming but it appears we are a few days early to see it. A rather large lizard scooted across the walkway as we left the visitor center. We liked this Park, and felt it was well worth seeing. It was hot, though, in the 90's, so sunglasses and hats are needed.
Back on I-10, we continued east. There were a lot of dark clouds ahead and it was just starting to sprinkle when we stopped at the first tourist trap "oddity" of the trip. The Thing is advertised on billboards for two miles before the exit off the freeway. It was a combination Dairy Queen, Shell gas station, and trading post, with a museum, run by Native Americans. I was very surprised by the amount and variety of fireworks for sale, pretty much anything you could want was available.
We decided we couldn't pass up seeing The Thing so we paid our $1 entry fee and went through the door. Yes, you read that correctly, it cost one dollar. It should have been our first clue. Anyway, when you open the door to enter, you are immediately outside the building. Here's where the fun starts. You follow the big yellow footprints painted on the sidewalk. They lead you through three different buildings that house everything from antique cars to old tools to carts, buggies, etc. There were signs posted about scorpions, snakes and tarantulas sometimes being in the buildings and to notify the employees if you see them. These were official signs so it must happen from time to time. Stella pointed out on the walk from the first building to the second that the footprints were painted backwards with the left foot on the right and vice versa.
There was some cool antique stuff and there were some things that were marginal at best. But, in the last building was the largest trap I have ever seen. It was easily 5' from one end to the other. It looked like a bear trap, but I can't imagine what animal it was for. You could have caught a rhino in that thing. I should have taken a picture of it, in hindsight. We stood and looked at The Thing for awhile, and then followed the footsteps to another door into the main building that we started from. And had to walk through the full length of the gift shop again, imagine that. I don't want to give away the secret, but let's just say we didn't take any wooden nickels, but we think we saw a wooden Indian. Not completely sure, though.
As we continued east, we went through a rainstorm that dropped the temperature from 99 to 78. It came back up to the mid 80's for quite awhile. Outside of Tucson, we passed some large groves of trees that looked like nut trees and not citrus trees. We debated that for awhile, but when we saw the same trees in New Mexico, they were advertising walnuts and pecans for sale.
I've never been in New Mexico before. It's very dry here, but we did see grapevines and winery ads so there is water available for them, I guess. The farther east we came, the blacker the skies. By the time we reached Las Cruces and stopped for the night, it was 69 degrees out, rainy, and lots of lightning. We were glad to be in for the night.
Yesterday was a 311 mile day, the shortest one day distance we've had, and I didn't check the miles tonight, but we've decided we will probably have to stop one more night before reaching Houston.
We said goodbye to Marge and Bob this morning, and stopped in Chandler, Arizona, where we had a good visit with our travel friends, Jerry and Kathleen. Then it was back on the road to the Saguaro National Park outside Tucson.
The saguaro cacti are huge, and some were beginning to bloom. The other types of cactus are just on the verge of blooming but it appears we are a few days early to see it. A rather large lizard scooted across the walkway as we left the visitor center. We liked this Park, and felt it was well worth seeing. It was hot, though, in the 90's, so sunglasses and hats are needed.
Back on I-10, we continued east. There were a lot of dark clouds ahead and it was just starting to sprinkle when we stopped at the first tourist trap "oddity" of the trip. The Thing is advertised on billboards for two miles before the exit off the freeway. It was a combination Dairy Queen, Shell gas station, and trading post, with a museum, run by Native Americans. I was very surprised by the amount and variety of fireworks for sale, pretty much anything you could want was available.
We decided we couldn't pass up seeing The Thing so we paid our $1 entry fee and went through the door. Yes, you read that correctly, it cost one dollar. It should have been our first clue. Anyway, when you open the door to enter, you are immediately outside the building. Here's where the fun starts. You follow the big yellow footprints painted on the sidewalk. They lead you through three different buildings that house everything from antique cars to old tools to carts, buggies, etc. There were signs posted about scorpions, snakes and tarantulas sometimes being in the buildings and to notify the employees if you see them. These were official signs so it must happen from time to time. Stella pointed out on the walk from the first building to the second that the footprints were painted backwards with the left foot on the right and vice versa.
There was some cool antique stuff and there were some things that were marginal at best. But, in the last building was the largest trap I have ever seen. It was easily 5' from one end to the other. It looked like a bear trap, but I can't imagine what animal it was for. You could have caught a rhino in that thing. I should have taken a picture of it, in hindsight. We stood and looked at The Thing for awhile, and then followed the footsteps to another door into the main building that we started from. And had to walk through the full length of the gift shop again, imagine that. I don't want to give away the secret, but let's just say we didn't take any wooden nickels, but we think we saw a wooden Indian. Not completely sure, though.
As we continued east, we went through a rainstorm that dropped the temperature from 99 to 78. It came back up to the mid 80's for quite awhile. Outside of Tucson, we passed some large groves of trees that looked like nut trees and not citrus trees. We debated that for awhile, but when we saw the same trees in New Mexico, they were advertising walnuts and pecans for sale.
I've never been in New Mexico before. It's very dry here, but we did see grapevines and winery ads so there is water available for them, I guess. The farther east we came, the blacker the skies. By the time we reached Las Cruces and stopped for the night, it was 69 degrees out, rainy, and lots of lightning. We were glad to be in for the night.
Yesterday was a 311 mile day, the shortest one day distance we've had, and I didn't check the miles tonight, but we've decided we will probably have to stop one more night before reaching Houston.
Friday, May 13, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Today was a good day to have a good day. We saw a squirrel, an antelope, a cow elk munching at the Grand Canyon National Park, two rabbits and some quail.
We left Page, Arizona, and drive to the Grand Canyon. This year is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. I don't know if that has made a difference in attendance, but the parking lots were full. We found a spot in lot 3 though and went to the visitor center, and on to the viewpoints. It's an amazing sight, for sure. One of the ground squirrels almost ran over my shoes. Made me jump. Large Do Not Feed the Squirrels signs, but they are beggars.
As we walked past a tour group, we heard the park employee who was guiding them around say that they lose about 4 people a year because they fall over the canyon walls. I wouldn't be surprised after seeing people lean way over to get the perfect picture. Selfie sticks have made an appearance but not as many as I would have thought.
Lots of school groups there on field trips. We went to the grab and go cafe for ice cream, and commented on the $6 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But they know their audience because all the grade schoolers around us chose it.
From there we drove to Sun City in Phoenix via Flagstaff. Traffic was quite heavy. Luckily for us, the road construction was on the north bound lanes, down to one lane and backed up more than 10 miles. It was 80 degrees in Flagstaff and 104 here in Sun City.
Stella's sister and brother-in-law, Marge and Bob, are hosting us for the night. They have fed us a great meal. It's still probably 90 degrees out as I type this. You should have seen us inching along on the street to their house. It was late in the day, I was driving, Stella was navigator and we just couldn't seem to get the house number right or see it on the houses. We almost got passed by two elderly gentlemen in a golf cart. We pulled into the correct driveway in the nick of time, as a sheriffs deputy was just turning the corner, and I was pretty much in the center of the street.
So far we have had only clear, cloudless skies, and tomorrow should be the same.
Honestly, we should have a recorder running in the car because we are having a great time. Lots of laughs because we pretty much make our own fun. Stella has decided that the people watching so far is the best at the Grand Canyon and I can't disagree.
Oh, we also saw a cougar sign on the road to the Park. One of those signs that just has the black outline of the animal. That was a first one of those I've seen. And I still have not seen a mountain lion in the wild.
Stay tuned, we are continuing the odyssey tomorrow.
Today was a good day to have a good day. We saw a squirrel, an antelope, a cow elk munching at the Grand Canyon National Park, two rabbits and some quail.
We left Page, Arizona, and drive to the Grand Canyon. This year is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. I don't know if that has made a difference in attendance, but the parking lots were full. We found a spot in lot 3 though and went to the visitor center, and on to the viewpoints. It's an amazing sight, for sure. One of the ground squirrels almost ran over my shoes. Made me jump. Large Do Not Feed the Squirrels signs, but they are beggars.
As we walked past a tour group, we heard the park employee who was guiding them around say that they lose about 4 people a year because they fall over the canyon walls. I wouldn't be surprised after seeing people lean way over to get the perfect picture. Selfie sticks have made an appearance but not as many as I would have thought.
Lots of school groups there on field trips. We went to the grab and go cafe for ice cream, and commented on the $6 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But they know their audience because all the grade schoolers around us chose it.
From there we drove to Sun City in Phoenix via Flagstaff. Traffic was quite heavy. Luckily for us, the road construction was on the north bound lanes, down to one lane and backed up more than 10 miles. It was 80 degrees in Flagstaff and 104 here in Sun City.
Stella's sister and brother-in-law, Marge and Bob, are hosting us for the night. They have fed us a great meal. It's still probably 90 degrees out as I type this. You should have seen us inching along on the street to their house. It was late in the day, I was driving, Stella was navigator and we just couldn't seem to get the house number right or see it on the houses. We almost got passed by two elderly gentlemen in a golf cart. We pulled into the correct driveway in the nick of time, as a sheriffs deputy was just turning the corner, and I was pretty much in the center of the street.
So far we have had only clear, cloudless skies, and tomorrow should be the same.
Honestly, we should have a recorder running in the car because we are having a great time. Lots of laughs because we pretty much make our own fun. Stella has decided that the people watching so far is the best at the Grand Canyon and I can't disagree.
Oh, we also saw a cougar sign on the road to the Park. One of those signs that just has the black outline of the animal. That was a first one of those I've seen. And I still have not seen a mountain lion in the wild.
Stay tuned, we are continuing the odyssey tomorrow.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Thursday, May 12, 2016
It was a 1 whistle pig, 2 deer, 6 antelope and about 25 bighorn sheep day. We left Beaver, Utah, and backtracked to I 70 to go to Capitol Reef National Park. It was 74 miles from I 15 and not much traffic. We thought not much traffic until we pulled into the Visitor Center and the parking lot was full. The scenery at that Park is wonderful. The rock formations and color are amazing.
The park ranger gave us directions to get to Bryce Canyon National Park. Everything was good until he told us about having to go across hog back ridge for 12 miles. My eyes were like saucers when he held his hands up in a pyramid shape with his fingertips about a quarter inch apart and said "this is how steep the sides are and the road goes right along the ridge top. Now the driver has to keep their eyes on the road and the passenger can look at things, but you both cannot look at things." At least he warned us.
So we set out and were gabbing away wondering when we were going to get to that part of the road, when there it was. Maybe six inches of dirt beside the pavement on each side and straight drop offs. I don't like edges. I don't like high places where you look straight down. So we both had our eyes glued to the road and neither was looking at things. It did widen out a little and I took a few glances but we were relieved to get past that part of the road. And I missed my chance at a great sign picture! Before we got to the drop off place, there was a sign that said "Sharp Curves next 85 miles." You read that right - 85 miles! But it was a beautiful clear day with no clouds and the scenery is outstanding. Now I understand why everyone always says these national parks are not to be missed.
Bryce was stunning. The rock coloration and shapes are jaw dropping. It was much busier than Capitol Reef, lots of traffic and a lot of motorcycles. Then we left Bryce and went to Zion National Park. Another absolutely amazing place. It has a 1.1 mile tunnel, which was interesting. Lots of people there also. That's where the bighorn sheep were.
From there we were going to go to Phoenix until we realized that it's 411 miles from Zion NP. Needless to say, we are staying in Page, AZ, tonight. We drove, well, Stella drove 90 percent of it, 465 miles today.
We ate dinner at a steakhouse tonight and had a great meal. We entertained ourselves by watching a woman teaching a group of Asian tourists how to line dance in the parking lot. Went right with the 60's country music playing in the restaurant. Tomorrow, we are off to the Grand Canyon and Phoenix.
I forgot a sight we saw yesterday. Two Cowboys on horseback with their cow dogs herding sheep. It just looked strange.
It was a 1 whistle pig, 2 deer, 6 antelope and about 25 bighorn sheep day. We left Beaver, Utah, and backtracked to I 70 to go to Capitol Reef National Park. It was 74 miles from I 15 and not much traffic. We thought not much traffic until we pulled into the Visitor Center and the parking lot was full. The scenery at that Park is wonderful. The rock formations and color are amazing.
The park ranger gave us directions to get to Bryce Canyon National Park. Everything was good until he told us about having to go across hog back ridge for 12 miles. My eyes were like saucers when he held his hands up in a pyramid shape with his fingertips about a quarter inch apart and said "this is how steep the sides are and the road goes right along the ridge top. Now the driver has to keep their eyes on the road and the passenger can look at things, but you both cannot look at things." At least he warned us.
So we set out and were gabbing away wondering when we were going to get to that part of the road, when there it was. Maybe six inches of dirt beside the pavement on each side and straight drop offs. I don't like edges. I don't like high places where you look straight down. So we both had our eyes glued to the road and neither was looking at things. It did widen out a little and I took a few glances but we were relieved to get past that part of the road. And I missed my chance at a great sign picture! Before we got to the drop off place, there was a sign that said "Sharp Curves next 85 miles." You read that right - 85 miles! But it was a beautiful clear day with no clouds and the scenery is outstanding. Now I understand why everyone always says these national parks are not to be missed.
Bryce was stunning. The rock coloration and shapes are jaw dropping. It was much busier than Capitol Reef, lots of traffic and a lot of motorcycles. Then we left Bryce and went to Zion National Park. Another absolutely amazing place. It has a 1.1 mile tunnel, which was interesting. Lots of people there also. That's where the bighorn sheep were.
From there we were going to go to Phoenix until we realized that it's 411 miles from Zion NP. Needless to say, we are staying in Page, AZ, tonight. We drove, well, Stella drove 90 percent of it, 465 miles today.
We ate dinner at a steakhouse tonight and had a great meal. We entertained ourselves by watching a woman teaching a group of Asian tourists how to line dance in the parking lot. Went right with the 60's country music playing in the restaurant. Tomorrow, we are off to the Grand Canyon and Phoenix.
I forgot a sight we saw yesterday. Two Cowboys on horseback with their cow dogs herding sheep. It just looked strange.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Stella and I set out on our cross country road trip this morning. We had a 530 mile day and are now in Beaver, Utah. It took us about 9 hours, but we only stopped 3 times. There was road construction north of Salt Lake City so it was 55 mph for awhile, but not too long. Quite by accident, I ended up in the carpool lane, which wasn't busy so we zoomed along.
Both areas that went to 55 had a state patrol car sitting at the start of the speed zone with their lights flashing, which slowed the traffic down much more than in Idaho. After having lunch in Tremonton, I was all ready to climb on the dinosaur for the picture but, and I'm sure it's by design, there is not a rock or anything to stand on, so I wasn't able to heave myself upon it. ☹️ But the photo ops are just starting, so stay tuned.😊
Utah is really pretty right now, everything is green and the Wasatch front still has snow on the peaks. It has been a bright sunny start to this odyssey. Tomorrow, we are off to the national parks, and then on to Phoenix!
Stella and I set out on our cross country road trip this morning. We had a 530 mile day and are now in Beaver, Utah. It took us about 9 hours, but we only stopped 3 times. There was road construction north of Salt Lake City so it was 55 mph for awhile, but not too long. Quite by accident, I ended up in the carpool lane, which wasn't busy so we zoomed along.
Both areas that went to 55 had a state patrol car sitting at the start of the speed zone with their lights flashing, which slowed the traffic down much more than in Idaho. After having lunch in Tremonton, I was all ready to climb on the dinosaur for the picture but, and I'm sure it's by design, there is not a rock or anything to stand on, so I wasn't able to heave myself upon it. ☹️ But the photo ops are just starting, so stay tuned.😊
Utah is really pretty right now, everything is green and the Wasatch front still has snow on the peaks. It has been a bright sunny start to this odyssey. Tomorrow, we are off to the national parks, and then on to Phoenix!
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