Kathy and I took a trip to see fall leaves on the Nebo loop today. It was a perfect day for it. The colors aren't quite as brilliant this year as in other years, but they still look pretty good. Some haven't turned yet, so it could get better. Sorry no pictures of us. Kathy hates photos and I didn't think to turn the camera on myself. We stopped to eat lunch at Devil's Kitchen. I got out my new el cheapo propane stove and cooked some bacon to make a BLT sandwich. Yumm! The red formation in the picture is Devil's Kitchen. Kathy couldn't figure out why it's called that. No fridge, counter, stove, sink or whatever! Right after we arrived there a bunch of folks riding Honda Goldwings pulled in. We'd been leap frogging them all along the drive. Must be some kind of club thing. Right after they showed up some folks driving classic cars also showed up. Another club outing. Must have been something in the air. The pot bellied guy in the photo was with one or the other group. You can see a '57 Chevy and an old Merc like the one in American Graffiti in the photo along with some of the Hondas. There were a lot more of both. The shot was taken from where we picnicked and only shows some of what spilled out onto the road. The parking lot was overflowing. Luckily we got to the John before they all arrived. You should have seen the line! As we made our way out of the North end of the loop we passed hundred of motorcycles going in the opposite direction with Highway Patrol escort on both ends. This group was riding a mix of makes with a predominance of Harleys. Glad we left the picnic site before they arrived! We saw more cycles today than when we went to Mount Rushmore just prior to the Sturgis Ralley. Amazing! I promise I'll get to Kathy Mattea soon. I know you're all just dying for that! Also, I've been making minor corrections and additions to my song list. My goal is to have one song per artist in the 100. I'm really blown away by Katie Melua's rendition of Blues In The Night. Check it out. Lucy Kaplanski's song is about 9/11 in case you couldn't figure it out!Dad
5 comments:
Looks nice. I miss the fall and the beautiful colors - no such thing around here.
Beautiful pictures! I guess it really is fall - just doesn't look like it in San Antonio. Though our weather is beginning to cool down a bit. Sounds liek it was a nice outing.
I am envious! Glad you had a good outing, and I am inspired to try to fit one in my schedule. Thanks for sharing. MaryAnn--Mt. Charleston can be quite nice in the fall, and it's not much of a drive from where you live.
I love it! I miss the Utah mountains so thanks for sharing your pictures Dad!
Dad, thanks for the pictures! I tried to comment before, but my computer wasn't allowing me to, sometimes it does that. How was conference with the Lyman/Drebots?
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