- Location
- Draper, UT
Well it's not quite wheeling, but it was a good trip
We left for Vernal on Friday after lunch. Travelling to Vernal was uneventfull as is always appriciated and included a climb to about 8000' over Daniels pass the back down to about 5300' in Vernal. The weather that afternoon was chilly and overcast. As night fell we began to get some light snow flurries while we cooked our burgers.
Sat. we awoke to a light dusting of snow on the cottonwood trees and sagebrush.
The day stayed overcast and chilly so we started out with the Utah field house of Natural History
then wandered off to the Mckonkie ranch to check out some indian pictographs. We managed to see a few, but the terrain was a bit much for Karla's leg, newly freed from the post-op boot, so we opted for the driving tour instead.
From there we drove the Red Cloud Loop scenic byway. The lady at the museum said it was a really pretty 30 mile loop through the mountains. In reality, it was a really pretty 70 mile loop on dirt roads at up to 10,000' that had just received about 4-6" of snow. (and the skys had cleared somewhere during this)
Lots of slipping and sliding later (wondering when this 30 mile loop would end) we regained pavement but the truck would need a bath
So after the truck had a bath, we wandered back to the campsite to crank up a batch of Chili
Sunday dawned a good bit colder, crystal clear, and dead calm. Today we drive up to Flaming Gorge for a little exploration.
We found the dam (damn big it was)
then moved on to sheep creek scenic loop
wow, did we time it right
if geology is your thing, this is the place to go..
If fall color is your thing, this is the place to go
and then there is Tower Rock and fall Aspens
After our 30/70 mile route the day before, we decided to just lounge in the sun for the rest of the afternoon and make pie-iron calzones for dinner (for ourselves and the neighbors).
Monday we packed up and went home. Again, a much appreciated, uneventful trip.
-Frieed
We left for Vernal on Friday after lunch. Travelling to Vernal was uneventfull as is always appriciated and included a climb to about 8000' over Daniels pass the back down to about 5300' in Vernal. The weather that afternoon was chilly and overcast. As night fell we began to get some light snow flurries while we cooked our burgers.
Sat. we awoke to a light dusting of snow on the cottonwood trees and sagebrush.
The day stayed overcast and chilly so we started out with the Utah field house of Natural History
then wandered off to the Mckonkie ranch to check out some indian pictographs. We managed to see a few, but the terrain was a bit much for Karla's leg, newly freed from the post-op boot, so we opted for the driving tour instead.
From there we drove the Red Cloud Loop scenic byway. The lady at the museum said it was a really pretty 30 mile loop through the mountains. In reality, it was a really pretty 70 mile loop on dirt roads at up to 10,000' that had just received about 4-6" of snow. (and the skys had cleared somewhere during this)
Lots of slipping and sliding later (wondering when this 30 mile loop would end) we regained pavement but the truck would need a bath
So after the truck had a bath, we wandered back to the campsite to crank up a batch of Chili
Sunday dawned a good bit colder, crystal clear, and dead calm. Today we drive up to Flaming Gorge for a little exploration.
We found the dam (damn big it was)
then moved on to sheep creek scenic loop
wow, did we time it right
if geology is your thing, this is the place to go..
If fall color is your thing, this is the place to go
and then there is Tower Rock and fall Aspens
After our 30/70 mile route the day before, we decided to just lounge in the sun for the rest of the afternoon and make pie-iron calzones for dinner (for ourselves and the neighbors).
Monday we packed up and went home. Again, a much appreciated, uneventful trip.
-Frieed
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