UTAH

Is proving to be be very cold and windy. When we arrived at the Sand Creek RV camp ground in Torrey Utah we were pummeled by 20 mile an hour windows with gust as hard as 30! I know because I used my air speed indicator to measure them!!!This went on relentlessly for two full days and nights.

I did not want to run such a test on the newly created custom canopy however it passed with flying colours (English spelling folks), nary a popped seam or a released press stud. I am much relieved of course but the canopy offers little protection to the cold so come evening the pets all hang out in the main part of the camper.

Meanwhile Alana is working on line as usual.

but before you say anything I want you to know she is also hiking with me every day and is a serious rock hound. Here she has broken open several Calcite geodes.

Back to the cold.

Even though I disconnected the hose and drained it, the remaining water managed to fracture our fancy, flat, and expensive RV water hose. We have switched to internal water only at nights with the plumbing exposed to the interior heat as much as possible. I hope we do not freeze and rupture any water lines, they are hard to reach and fix.

 

Now the cold is also preventing me from doing as much ATV riding as I wanted, because I am a weenie. I am going to overcome my resistance and go visit my favorite 2000 yr old Bristle Cone pine, tomorrow. Picture forthcoming.

 

In the meantime we have visited with Ray and Kath, and Julie. They are all doing very well I am glad to say.

 

Saturday I hope to go for an ATV ride with my buddy from CRC Health who I helped hire to fill in my job I created in Utah several years ago. (Ironic? Maybe. I am happy not to be working for those idiots anymore so he is welcome to the JOB). Travis is a good guy we will just ride hard and not talk about “work”

 

Vikki and Don are looking awesome. They still run the Country Cafe in Loa and the Breakfast Burrito is as good as ever thanks to Evan the cook. (In the old days they did all the cooking as well so I am thrilled they finally have good help. Talking of which, Shelly the waitress is still with them.)

 

Here is the current view of the Country Cafe interior.

 

Yeah, that is how it has always looked. If you happen to know Vikki and Don you may spot them in the two chair photos.

 

What else…Oh yes the views are fantastic. I love the land here, I just never want to live here again. 10 year was enough.

 

If you look carefully you can see the truck and camper on the right a white spec in the grand scheme of things. This was at our last campsite before entering Utah. The shot is looking down on Rabbit valley just outside of Grand Junction, CO.

 

 

Here are some photos from today’s hike in Torrey UT.

 

 

 

 

Did I mention that the cool air is great for hiking and as you can see the sun is shining and skies are blue.