Wednesday, July 24, 2024

2024 DART drawing to a close

 I feel like the pancake deserves a lead role on the final road day of the 2024 DART.  Before we left Provo we had a fabulous breakfast - and these were the highlights LOL



then on to another byway-  out of Price heading south to join up eventually with Intestate 70 toward Grand Junction and Colorado for our last night on the road...



our rest stop along the way....



prehistoric paintings





some gorgeous red rock canyons lined part of the drive 


our car- in the photo - as usual never saw another car on the rooute.




love the reflection of the rock in the still pool of the creek....








taken from a higher point as we exited the redrock canyon part of our journey towards Colorado....


We avoided Interstates virtually the whole trip- heck we avoided paved roads for a lot of the trip- but here we are on I-70 heading east towards Palisade CO - our last night on the road...for the 2024 DART.


our final dinner on the road - at Fidel's - a real find - if you get to that part of CO - don't miss this one!







The next day we got up and skipped breakfast because then we could be back in Denver in time to Pick up Rose (TB's sweetheart) for lunch at:


Another great DART in the books (or it will be once I have finished editing photos and compiling the usual memorial album). As always, a great time with my long term buddy TB (nearing three decades of friendship and more than a quarter century of traveling together) we have seen a lot of disappearing America in our years of exploration.  :-)

Looking forward to as many more as health will let us have... Peru is a long time past but we still have a lot of great memories made between then and now- and speaking of long long ago and far far away- 

here are a few photos - in the pre digital days when we dragged cameras and film with us----LOL














we have been having fun and making memories for a long time now.... Here's to many more! 

another day on the way

 So we left Twin Falls ID after breakfast. We headed to Shoshone Falls, the falls east of the town of Twin Falls but not the actual "Twin Falls" (which are a bit further down the road).











loved this creation myth...

From there we headed to the City of Rocks.  Then down to the Utah and Idaho border via the City of Rocks which were some impressive rock formations from volcanoes action between 300 million to a few billion years ago. Photos don't really do it justice because there were no climbers out in the 96* heat (cooler than the last few days of 100+). 






the next three fit together and the fourth is the full view- 

















 
just before we entered the City of Rocks- this attractive condo development for the avian population....

We passed into Utah just before 1 pm and I was floored that you could still see some snow on the north face of some of the mountains - the temperature was climbing. 



As we traveled south towards Provo from the Park City area we found absolutely every possible parking spot taken in every place for watercraft to enter the Deer Creek Reservoir. By the afternoon, it was skirting 100* and anyone who had a paddle board, wind surfing gear, kayak, jet ski, pontoon boat, or motor boat was out today. No photos - couldn't find a place to even stop much less a parking spot. The roads leading to the areas for entrance to the water were literally lined with cars. My estimate of 500 along the reservoir's east side might be low.

We dined on BBQ that night - pretty decent fare- 





The next morning we were off after finding an excellent choice for breakfast! Heading to Colorado by sundown!





on more day on the road before we overnight in the Grand Junction area and then skedaddle into Denver before lunch time the following day.... still more great scenery ahead.