Day Two

Hi All,

 Well we had a fabulous second day on the road. So good in fact, that Lissy has decided to let me write the blog for today whilst and at the same time she knits.

 We got a nice early start today, on the road at 7:30am. It was a bit chilly though, but we have endured worse. By the end of the day when we rolled into camp we were sweating a bit. It was only supposed to be eighty degrees, but I guess we are not used to it yet (enjoyed almost every minute).

 Thank goodness we had no emergency vehicles or personnel to deal with. The ride was a mix of twisty turnies and 50 minute straights. We traveled fro Ely, NV to the Utah state line for our first stop, about 60 miles. Then we rode to Delta, UT, which started with a 13 mile straight, some more long straights, a nice twisty downhill stretch, with the ensuing increase in temperature, then many straights, including the 50 minute yawner. I do have to say the desolation only adds to the beauty of the desert, and we could not have hit it at a better time. One highlight of the morning was Wheeler Peak, which we rode past just before we got to Utah. Very impressive with the rock, cliffs, and an impressive crown of snow.

 We stopped in Delta, UT at the town park for an early lunch. Very nice little park with a playground for the human kids and a man made stream for the human and puppy kids. nice spot for a break.

Hello Utah! 

Wheeler Peak from the NV/UT state line on Hwy 50 

Smiley Lissy, happy about the new state on the trip

Speaks for itself

Delta, UT has the best town park

Kew in the park's man made stream

Me almost in the manmade stream

Lissy watching kew by the waterfall

K, turn your head sideways, sorry.
Kew playing in the waterfall

Lissy likes the fact that highways 50 and 6 both go from the west to Pennsylvania, her home state (wait, she was born in San Francisco. I guess I will let her explain that one.

She Nay Nay the sock monkey is having a wonderful trip

Nuff Said!

Utah is amazing, and I do not think I can do it justice. Ya just gotta go!

We are having a ball! WIsh you all were here!

 After fueling up, we rode another 70 miles to Salina, UT where we stopped for fuel, because the next stretch has no services for 96 miles, or so the sign says, which would have been slightly more than we are comfortable attempting to travel on one tank of gas. That next 96 miles are amazing. After going over a mountain pass of around 7600 feet, you start to drop down into the sandstone Utah is famous for. The color range is amazing, and the erosion caused canyons are awesome. It is hard to travel through Utah, we want to stop every mile to check it out.

 Finishing out the day with a Quinoa, rice (leftover), fresh vegetable (mushrooms, green onions, zucchini, and tomato), and for us omnivores, some beef short ribs (the dog was thrilled). It is fun to cook on the backpacking stove, at least that is what I try to tell myself after dropping the same short rib into the sand twice (lucky Kew). We ate quite well, and we have leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

 The tent is pitched, Lissy is knitting, and I am finishing the blog of the trip for today.

LIFE IS GOOD!