Central Utah

We are now in central Utah. We have seen miles of plains surrounded by high mountains. This is farming country.... vast pastures of cattle, sheep, horses and llamas. As a matter of fact, John and I became sheep herders for 30 minutes. We were driving down a back road and came across about a dozen sheep trotting down the middle of it. A lone man was trying to herd them....without much success... back into the pasture from where they had escaped. We stopped and helped him. Herding sheep is not as bad as herding cats .... but close. We should have had Sydney with us but he probably would have said..."You want to run?.... let's go".
Here's a snapshot of the landscape. Log homes are the predominate choice, stone structures run second.

Here is our campsite in Mount Pleasant. Note the snow on the mountain tops.

Here are some of our neighbors at the RV park. They visited twice a day each day we were there.

I posted on Facebook a picture after the snow storm we had one day. That was a surprise to wake up to. I must at this point talk about the "chance of rain percentage" in Utah. In the northeast, if we saw a forecast that said 30% chance of rain, we would assume that we had a 1 in 3 chance of rain that day..... pretty good odds. In Utah, this time of year, a 30% chance of rain means that 30% of each hour (20 minutes of every 60 minutes) it will rain. I guess that's why it is soooo very green and lush. But it sure cuts down on the sight seeing and picture taking opportunities.

We visited a local museum, a dry place, and discovered this guy. A mammoth that was discovered while digging a reservoir.

John enjoyed the museum's collection of old vehicles and machinery. This was one of his favorites.

Another of our outings was to a town called Manti. It is the home of the first temple built by the Mormons. The town is very small and quaint ( old small stone homes). The temple, built on a hill, dominates the landscape.

This is an example of one of the shops in the town of Ephraim. Notice it's called a mercantile and praises the Lord as part of it's structure.

There are many scenic drives around here due to the combination of mountains and valleys. Some of them are still closed due to snow. Since we will be in this area for another week, we are hoping that we have the opportunity to drive them. Most of them are unpaved and not plowed so we have to wait for some snow melt..... or rain melt... to occur.

When we leave here we enter dinosaur country... exciting for me.