We got on the road this morning around twenty after ten and it was hot already! Though I don't know for sure I'm guessing the temps were already in the 80's. I DO know we were hot!
On the way out of town we took a road we hadn't been on before and took notice that this must be big ATV country. Look at all the trails on these hills out in the middle of nowhere. (Remember, you can click on each picture to make it bigger)
Everyone on the road just seem to be whizzing past us even though we were holding a steady speed between 57 and 59 mph. It soon became apparent why it seemed like everyone was on a speedway compared to us.
Evidently these people have money to burn and don't care about the price of gas and diesel fuel. If they did, they'd be slowing down. Does anyone really have to be somewhere in so much of a hurry? Besides police, an ambulance or a fire truck I personally don't think any of us need to travel that fast.
As we were going down the road, at a respectable speed mind you, Bob pointed out the mountain in front of us. He said, "Oh look, we have to go over that". I couldn't see where anyone was going over it. In fact, I couldn't see where the road was going at all.
As it turned out we didn't go over it, we went through it! Now this mountain was very long in the left to right sense and very high. It was also extremely deep!
Some scenes as we drove through mountain. It took us a few minutes to get through it too!
Using the tractor trailer for a reference you can see how big the mountain is on the sides.
It just seemed to be neverending getting through this thing! We wondered how long it took to clear all the debris after the mountain pass was blasted.
This little creek in this next picture was really flowing! Snow melt is a really big thing around here right now!
As we drove down the road we each stuck an arm out the window and said, "Wow, does that feel good or what?!" The temperature was definitely cooler! About 15 degrees cooler than when we left Vegas! It felt wonderful!
Scenes from the road as we traveled.
We finally hit the UTAH state line! I wasn't as close as I thought in this picture but the state slogan seems to be "Ski Utah" and this shows a skier.
Utah scenery.....
Take note of the different colors in the next picture,,,brown and then green.
The brown color is dead trees! It seems as though there is some kind of blight out here that has killed thousands and thousands of trees.
We arrive at the campground we're going to be in until this coming Saturday. Its a small mom and pop place, just 22 spaces I think. Its in the town Kanarraville which boasts an all volunteer, all WOMEN fire department!
This is a Passport America park and we will pay $24.00 for the first night and then $12.00 a night for the rest. The owners are very nice and seem to go out of their way to make your stay here a happy one.
As soon as we got out of the truck it hit us! Its cold! The temps couldn't have been out of the high 50's and we were in shorts and T's. Trust me, it didn't take long to break out the sweatshirts and long pants and jackets. Needless to say, the heat went on tonight!
We got settled in and watched TV this evening. The sightseeing begins tomorrow!
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