BRYCE CANYON

We had a good night sleep and woke up to a cold 37 degrees…We wanted to go to Bryce Canyon and tour the area…We were not sure if there would be any restaurants available for lunch…So we decided to take a picnic lunch with us…We had been there before, but really had very little knowledge of any detail…We took our time and took pictures of the most interesting points…We stopped for a picnic about 1 pm and found a beautiful location in the middle of ponderosa pines…A couple from England came by and had a wonderful conversation…A very pleasant conversation lasted for about 30 minutes…I told him to inform the Queen that the Colonies were doing fine…This is one of the reasons that I love RVing…So many interesting people that makes life such a great adventure…Here are some pictures that were taken today….Talk to you later…Philip

REMEMBERING 9/11

Mary Ann and I were in New York State, on our way to Nigeria Falls…We were going to cross over into Canada and spend a couple of days on the Canadian side of the falls…The CB began to talk about the occurrence in New York City…We turned the radio on and realized that an attack was in progress…We made a decision to go to plan B and get across the Mississippi River in the event they decided to close the bridges…We felt fortunate that we had not already crossed the border into Canada…The terrible feeling of not being able to help was very frustrating…As we have traveled around the world and have seen many societies we are thankful for the blessings that have come our way in a country that I love with all my heart…Our feelings for the lives that were lost will remain as strong as the feelings of Pearl Harbor and the loss there…I realize that I have lived through a tremendous transition period in my 76 years and every year produces growth and compassion…I hope that I never loose my love for my fellow man…

STILL WAXING MOTORHOME

We have a little more before we finish the was job…We have to wait for the sun to move from side to side to keep the surface from being too hot…It is good that we don’t have to hurry because doing is in sections makes it more fun than thinking we have to do it all in one day…Last night we went out to the Olive Garden for dinner…Rob and Karen went with us…The fellowship was good and of course we talked about a thousand things…Rob is becoming a talented photographer…Tomorrow we will work on the wax job…The motorhome is really looking good…Talk to you later…Philip

WAXING MOTOR HOME

We got some special wax for the fiberglass…It came highly recommended from other RVers…We started this morning and worked on the shady side of the motorhome…We came inside to eat lunch and waiting for the sun to rotate to the other side…We are taking our time and doing a lot of detail…We had someone to come by and wash it, but he only washed…I am glad to do the detail and find all the chips and areas that need attended to…I want to lubricate the slide and spray the rubber that prevents water from entering around the slide…I am still studying my Spanish and making some progress…We went to Borders to get a calendar and Spanish/English dictionary…Last night Mary Ann had a coupon to the Long Star Restaurant…We were able to get an appetizer, two entrees, and drinks for twenty dollars…Of course we got steak with salad and potatoes…We will probably stay home tonight…A week from tomorrow we will probably head for Arizona (home)…I could have taken some pictures of us working on the motor home but I don’t think that would be very interesting…Talk to you later…Philip 

TRIP TO BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON

Yesterday we discussed going to Cottonwood Canyon…We decided to go this morning and take a lunch where we could have a picnic at one of the picnic sights…We went all the way to the top and started taking pictures on the way down…We climbed from around 4000 feet to above 10,000 feet…We wanted to take our time and drive around 35 to 45 miles per hour…It seems that the drivers in Salt Lake area are very aggressive in their driving habits…The speed limit as posted was 45 and in some places 30…This is a National Forrest and we thought driving the speed limit would not hold up the traffic…Wrong…We would pull off anytime there were three or more cars behind us…We had to  pull over about every mile and let the cars pass…We could not enjoy the scenery because of the road rage these drivers were demonstrating…We did take some pictures and they do not do justice for the beauty of the area…This being a National Forrest we thought we would pull into one of the picnic areas and have our picnic…Well we could stop and use the picnic area for lunch if we would pay $7.00 for the use of a table…We decided to pull off on the side of the road and eat in the car…It is hard to understand this…Here are the pictures…Enjoy…Philip    Talk to you later…Philip

COULD NOT FIND PARKING

We went to Temple Square and drove around and tried to find parking spots…We even tried private parking lots and they were full…We wanted pictures and just drove around and snapped them from the car while it was moving…We got some pictures but they were not what we wanted…After we left the Temple Square we headed for a Carl’s Jr. for a hamburger…This was my first time to get a hamburger from Carl’s…I have been wanting to for a long time but never really stopped at one…While we were eating Mary Ann suggested we go to Bountiful and look at the temple on the side of the mountain…While on the side of the mountain we had a beautiful view of the Salt Lake Valley below…Here are some of the pictures taken today…

The Valley from Bountiful

I wish we could have had a better view of the Temple Square…Talk to you later…Philip