Sunday, May 18, 2008
More from the St. George area!
May 12 – May 18, Mon-Sun ... The car battery had been acting like it was not holding a strong charge so on Monday Mike took it to a garage in Hurricane, UT and had a mechanic evaluate it. He replaced a cable and charged the battery and we thought it was fixed. Dixie cleaned house and Mike walked to the lake for our daily exercise.
Tuesday, we walked about 2 miles from the park (round-trip) to the Quail Lake State Park. The park consists of a small but very beautiful lake. Unfortunately, the wind was blowing so hard that it made walking difficult and quite unpleasant. Later that day, Dixie got a haircut in St. George while Mike roamed around in Walmart. Dixie later called me because the car would not start yet again. Fortunately, I was just across the road from where she was. We called AAA for a jump and we then drove back to Walmart and I had a new battery installed.
We decided to hike a trail on the mountain behind our rv park on Tuesday. We’re not sure how long it was but the climb was steep and long. We decided to turn around before reaching the peak because we had been walking for awhile and had not brought enough water for this kind of hike. Nevertheless, it was a good workout.
On Thursday, we drove back to the BLM land for yet another couple hikes. One was relatively short but the view from the overlook was outstanding. The second hike was to some Indian ruins.
Friday, we drove about 20 miles to the Kolob National Park, a park that is part of the Zion National Park system. The weather was sunny with a forecast temp of 78 degrees.
We went on a mountain hike of 5.4 miles to what’s called the “double arches”. The trail meandered along a mountain stream the entire way. We counted crossing the stream 48 times one way and, needless to say, the scenery was simply beautiful. Once there we had our picnic lunch. The 2.7 miles back got a bit long and hot but we made it with no problems other than some sore feet and legs. We decided that in the future, we would start out much earlier in the day when it’s cooler now that the days are getting increasingly warmer.
Saturday, we again walked to Quail Lake where we watched some rescue divers set up for practice dives. Later we made a trip into St. George for shopping!
Sunday, we walked towards Red Cliff Recreation area. It’s a hot one already. The forecast is for 101 degrees today and tomorrow. Looks like it will be an inside day and some time at the pool. Early tomorrow we are driving to Bryce Natl Park where we will spend the night.
Tuesday, we walked about 2 miles from the park (round-trip) to the Quail Lake State Park. The park consists of a small but very beautiful lake. Unfortunately, the wind was blowing so hard that it made walking difficult and quite unpleasant. Later that day, Dixie got a haircut in St. George while Mike roamed around in Walmart. Dixie later called me because the car would not start yet again. Fortunately, I was just across the road from where she was. We called AAA for a jump and we then drove back to Walmart and I had a new battery installed.
We decided to hike a trail on the mountain behind our rv park on Tuesday. We’re not sure how long it was but the climb was steep and long. We decided to turn around before reaching the peak because we had been walking for awhile and had not brought enough water for this kind of hike. Nevertheless, it was a good workout.
On Thursday, we drove back to the BLM land for yet another couple hikes. One was relatively short but the view from the overlook was outstanding. The second hike was to some Indian ruins.
Friday, we drove about 20 miles to the Kolob National Park, a park that is part of the Zion National Park system. The weather was sunny with a forecast temp of 78 degrees.
We went on a mountain hike of 5.4 miles to what’s called the “double arches”. The trail meandered along a mountain stream the entire way. We counted crossing the stream 48 times one way and, needless to say, the scenery was simply beautiful. Once there we had our picnic lunch. The 2.7 miles back got a bit long and hot but we made it with no problems other than some sore feet and legs. We decided that in the future, we would start out much earlier in the day when it’s cooler now that the days are getting increasingly warmer.
Saturday, we again walked to Quail Lake where we watched some rescue divers set up for practice dives. Later we made a trip into St. George for shopping!
Sunday, we walked towards Red Cliff Recreation area. It’s a hot one already. The forecast is for 101 degrees today and tomorrow. Looks like it will be an inside day and some time at the pool. Early tomorrow we are driving to Bryce Natl Park where we will spend the night.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Zion National Park
May 5 – May 11, Mon-Sun ... Monday was another day on the farm. Mike got a little bored so he decided ‘we’ should clean out Denita & Steve’s garage. Tuesday, we road with Doug in the tractor while he was seeding a field. He has a GPS & Steering system that we had to check out. It’s similar to an ‘auto pilot’ on an airplane. It’s pretty cool how you can just sit there and let it drive the tractor (of course that is after programming it). The marvels of modern farming is something to behold.
On Tuesday afternoon we headed back to Great Falls. We had dinner at Borie’s where we enjoyed their wonderful broasted chicken.
Wednesday we got on a plane at 610am. We had a 2 hr connection in Salt Lake City and then arrived at St. George at 11am. We got settled into to our RV Park, which is located in Harrisburg, UT (between St. George & Hurricane which is just off I15).
Thursday we caught up on laundry and hit the Walmart for groceries.
Friday we drove 32 miles to Zion National Park. Although you couldn’t say it was crowded, there were quite a few people in the park, many of them from foreign countries. We visited the museum and then boarded one of the shuttle busses up the mountain to the eight stops it makes along the way. The scenery in this park is difficult to describe in words. It’s absolutely awesome in every sense of the word. We went on two different hikes; one to the “weeping rock”, a short hike of about .5 miles and another hike to the “canyon overlook”. This hike was about a mile in length and the view at the top was simply beautiful to say the least. You could see for miles, including the canyon road we came up on. There is so much to see in this park so our plan is to come back another day next week.
Saturday, we drove a short distance from our rv park to BLM (government} land called Red Cliffs and hiked along a stream back into a canyon that led to a small water fall. Once there, we watched some young people repel down a cliff of about 100 feet. It was exciting to watch as the guys (and gals} came over the top and easily let themselves down the side. It was a sport neither of us had witnessed up close before.
Sunday we went to a Mother’s Day breakfast at the park where mother’s ate for free and received a rose. Later in the day we went to a fellow rv’ers campsite to visit with them and another couple.
On Tuesday afternoon we headed back to Great Falls. We had dinner at Borie’s where we enjoyed their wonderful broasted chicken.
Wednesday we got on a plane at 610am. We had a 2 hr connection in Salt Lake City and then arrived at St. George at 11am. We got settled into to our RV Park, which is located in Harrisburg, UT (between St. George & Hurricane which is just off I15).
Thursday we caught up on laundry and hit the Walmart for groceries.
Friday we drove 32 miles to Zion National Park. Although you couldn’t say it was crowded, there were quite a few people in the park, many of them from foreign countries. We visited the museum and then boarded one of the shuttle busses up the mountain to the eight stops it makes along the way. The scenery in this park is difficult to describe in words. It’s absolutely awesome in every sense of the word. We went on two different hikes; one to the “weeping rock”, a short hike of about .5 miles and another hike to the “canyon overlook”. This hike was about a mile in length and the view at the top was simply beautiful to say the least. You could see for miles, including the canyon road we came up on. There is so much to see in this park so our plan is to come back another day next week.
Saturday, we drove a short distance from our rv park to BLM (government} land called Red Cliffs and hiked along a stream back into a canyon that led to a small water fall. Once there, we watched some young people repel down a cliff of about 100 feet. It was exciting to watch as the guys (and gals} came over the top and easily let themselves down the side. It was a sport neither of us had witnessed up close before.
Sunday we went to a Mother’s Day breakfast at the park where mother’s ate for free and received a rose. Later in the day we went to a fellow rv’ers campsite to visit with them and another couple.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Our trip to Montana
Apr 28 – May 4, Mon-Sun ... Monday we parked the motorhome and drove about 30 minutes to the St. George, UT airport where we flew to Great Falls with a change of plans in Salt Lake City. We arrived in Great Falls a bit late but with no other problems. We are saying at Dixie’s Mom & Dad’s until Thursday. Dixie went with her Mom to a very entertaining Community Concert on Tues. evening. The rest of the time was spent running errands around town, and of course, shopping.
On Thursday we drove Doug & Fran’s new car (a 2002 Subaru Outback) the 180 miles out to the big city of Hogeland, MT. We are staying at Dixie’s sister and husbands home and have been really enjoying the visit, especially with the kids.
On Sunday, we attended nephew Levi’s confirmation into the Lutheran Church. After church, a delicious luncheon of lasagna and salad was served. Dessert was a very tasty decorated cake. Needless to say, it was a special time for him (he will be 14 in a couple of weeks) and the family. He will also graduate from the 8th grade on May 17th. He has a very busy month!
On Thursday we drove Doug & Fran’s new car (a 2002 Subaru Outback) the 180 miles out to the big city of Hogeland, MT. We are staying at Dixie’s sister and husbands home and have been really enjoying the visit, especially with the kids.
On Sunday, we attended nephew Levi’s confirmation into the Lutheran Church. After church, a delicious luncheon of lasagna and salad was served. Dessert was a very tasty decorated cake. Needless to say, it was a special time for him (he will be 14 in a couple of weeks) and the family. He will also graduate from the 8th grade on May 17th. He has a very busy month!
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