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| Hitched up and ready to leave this incredible area of the world.... |
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| Back west along Scenic Route 12 to Panguitch....can never tire of this road.... |
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| What an amazing area for a school trip.... |
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| Back through the tunnels in stunning Red Rock Canyon.... |
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| Still snow on the mountains... |
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| Coming down from the mountain and will soon head south on interstate 15 to Mesquite, Nevada... |
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| Back through the stunning Virgin River Gorge.... |
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| This area is just 8 miles north of our home for the next 10 days in Mesquite.... |
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| Back into Nevada and we gain an hour (Pacific Time Zone)....phooey even longer to "it's 5 o'clock somewhere" but that's the whole point it's 5 o'clock somewhere !! We have a late afternoon storm...but it is only a few spits spots and still hot... |
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| Friday May 19th and a drive north along Old Highway 91 to Littlefield and Beaver Dam.... This dirt road, The Joshua Tree Scenic Drive is a turn off from Hwy 91 and passes up and through the gorge... |
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| Yorkieman studying information about the desert tortoises.... Sadly a wildfire here in 2006 wiped out the tortoise food source but they have a program of replanting etc which they are hopeful of encouraging the tortoises to return... |
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| Next stop Virgin River Gorge Recreation Area.... Even after the large amount we have seen we are still fascinated by the balancing rocks !! |
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| The Virgin River and time for lunch sandwich....this is a big picnic and camping area... |
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| It's a very beautiful area and although the busy I-15 is in the background the noise is minimal and does not interfere with the ambience.... |
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| And once more we go home via I-15 through the spectacular Virgin River Gorge... |
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| Well folks we have come to the end of another fantastic road trip.... We have spent quality time with dear friends and met new fellow travellers and characters.... The weather has been extreme at times, 100 degrees to below freezing and very strong gusty winds... The sights have been amazing, stunning, spectacular and yes awesome....or as a lady from the late 1800's said I am "exulted"... We had a few days R & R in the sunshine of Mesquite before packing up our home on wheels ready for storage in North Las Vegas ... We will all being well fly back to Blighty tomorrow with yet more travels stories.....we are looking forward to seeing family and friends and catching up and I know Yorkieman is looking forward to taking up golf after a year off.... I shall sign off this blog with one other observation....some of you might have noticed that I have not posted one WATER-TOWER !!!! Thank you all for following our adventures.... Until the next time it's bye for now from... Yorkieman and Mrs Blogger.... |
Hi Sue & Michael,
ReplyDeleteHope all the packing up and storing of the rig has all gone well.
I did not like to mention water towers,thought you may have been suffering a water tower breakdown.
Have a good trip home,hopefully catch up soon.
I`m birthday boy tomorrow ,(24th) have been told to get my self ready for a day of being looked after.
Cheers,
Dave