Sunday, April 23/2017

Headed out

We were up early and breakfast was served.  This was our last breakfast together as Kay was headed back to Nephi.
She got her truck packed up and got the cats into their carrier and before too long she was headed down the road.   It would be about a two hour trip for her but once she was in Nephi, she had to unwinterize her trailer and get things all settled in for the summer months.

US 191 N, UT

John and I got the trailer packed up, the coolers rearranged and the fridge cleaned and we too headed out.   Booko has gotten used to the travel and seems to not really mind being in his cage in the back seat.

We traveled through Price Canyon and started the long, steady climb to higher ground.  At the summit, the sign said we were at 9,114 feet!!  No wonder there was snow on the ground.  The highway was clean and dry so that was a very good thing!!

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Lots of curves along the canyon and we followed the Price River which was a narrow dirty river but it was sure flowing with a lot of speed.  Lots of snow run off I would imagine.

"dirty" snow along the upper elevation close to the summit

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We parked for the night along McCoy Flats.   We have camped here before and it is easily accessed and quiet.    We found a sweet spot beside a dirty old pond but that simply caught Booko's attention and before too long his paws were muddy and he was banished to the outside until his paws dried off!!

Our spot for the night

The bloody wind came up and we soon had to roll in the awning as I am sure we would have been picking it up in Vernal, Utah tomorrow morning and we retreated to the inside of the trailer.  It is a good thing the hockey playoffs are on as there is always something to entertain us on the TV.
John spent the evening catching up on the blog as there were a few hundred pictures that needed to be posted.  I buried my face in my kindle and we both listened to the wind howling outside.
It was hamburger helper for supper tonight and that was just fine with both of us!!

Marie gazing at the pond

LIfe is Good!!