Monday, November 4/2013

We now have travelled through Montana and Idaho and today are entering the state of Utah.  The weather is holding and that is always a good thing.
The folks back home in Leoville are digging out from a nasty blizzard that dumped a ton of snow on them.  I am soooo glad we left when we did.  A massive snowstorm for the first one of the year is one hell of a way to start the winter season.  Hopefully everyone will stay warm and safe.
We stopped today at the Camp Floyd Cemetery not too far from Lehi, Utah.  This cemetery was established in 1858 and abandoned three years later as the troops stationed at Camp Floyd returned to fight in the Civil War.  The actual number, location and identities of those buried in the cemetery is not known because the Army did not keep burial records during this period and all surface evidence of the grave locations was destroyed.  Ground penetrating radar done in 2009 revealed the location of 33 graves and each site has been marked with a grave stone. New headstones, placed in 2011 read "UNKNOWN".
Our night's stop was at a recreation area not too far from the cemetery.  Looks like there are trails aplenty in this area but that will have to wait for much better weather.