Today was interminable. The route was 466 miles. Southern Utah seems like it stretches on forever. Parts are really pretty, and parts are not. We're in Spanish Fork, it's just south of Salt Lake City. We've been here before and I wrote about it here.
The route took us through the always lovely Virgin Gorge. It was carved eons ago by the Virgin River. Jim read somewhere that the stretch of highway was one of the most expensive of any piece of freeway in the US.
Please disregard smears on the wind shield, many bugs died today. It's such a beautiful place. Unfortunately there are zero pull outs, so all photos are through the glass.
Once you're out of the gorge, the terrain flattens out.
This was taken in Spanish Fork, these are the Wasatch Mountains. They go on for miles. It's amazing to me how they just spring out of the dirt.
Tomorrow we're headed for Butte, Montana, where it's going to be cold, windy and there will be snow. We do not have the appropriate clothing for this. I did bring warm shoes, but the down side to space saver bags and garbage bags is that they are all slippery. Everything has shifted, and my carefully planned access to my shoes is blocked. So, it'll be Hokas with mesh tops for me in 20F weather. Yippee kay ai!
This is a new forecast, apparently there is a system moving down from the north bringing bad weather. In Spokane, they're having unseasonably warm weather.
Did you know Harvard has a $41B endowment? They've told 47 to stick it and he's with holding their $2B worth of funding. All they have to do is self fund for four years.
I wish we still had to content with insects smashing themselves against the windscreen. It's many years since we've had that problem. If only we had realised . . . .
ReplyDeleteThat last is a cheerful thought. I intend to outlast the bastard too.
ReplyDeletefour years is a long time! Depending on the torture techniques.
ReplyDeleteI do not envy you that journey twice a year. Good for Harvard. People are so ignorant. Stupid MAGAts all yeah, no money for that elite school not realizing or caring that that money goes for medical research that has benefitted them. Let's shoot the other foot!
ReplyDeleteIncredible scenery.
ReplyDeleteI suspect Harvard will have no problem with attracting more funding from alumni. I wish more organizations and individuals would tell IQ45 to go fork himself.
I love that stretch of the road. Stay warm!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures. As for trump, I'm glad Harvard told him to fuck off.
ReplyDeleteThe Man is originally from Utah and I agree, parts are Pretty and parts definitely are NOT. *LOL* I too am glad Harvard told the Orange Wannabe Dictator to fuck off.
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