[I am already a day behind with posting, but some of this stuff is tiring!]

Although it was a long day of driving from Provo to St. George, Utah, it was a pretty drive. Once again the scenery was spectacular but too expansive to capture in photos. We could see the country change as we progressed. Some of the areas reminded Rog of the farming areas France and reminded me of Sweden. We never got tired of it.  After a while, the 80 MPH speed limit didn’t seem that fast, especially crossing long straight stretches.

One of the parts of traveling that I like best is meeting people.  I have found them to be incredibly generous. Last year at spring training, it was my cousin, Bill’s Harley club. In Sweden, it was Annalena’s family. It was repeated again on this trip with Roger’s friend Brent and his wife Susan. Not only did they meet us in St. George and take us to the beautiful Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, but they also took us out for dinner and put us up for the night. We enjoyed the time with them including two hikes easy enough for us tenderfeet, and dinner with their friends Marty and Joan.

These pictures are unedited for now.

This is the original Territorial Statehouse for Utah, in Fillmore.

 

 

 

My new friend Brent and I at Red Cliffs National Conservation Area..

 

 

 

 

 

Roger, Brent and Susan at Red Cliffs.

 

 

 

 

 

A dinosaur track at Red Cliffs.

Not a scenic shot, but our car was way down there.  No, there is no escalator!

Rock formations at Red Cliffs.

Flowers on our hike.

Brent and Susan are both lovely, talented people. Susan made breakfast for us before Brent took us on a tour of Zion. Susan makes some very nice ceramics.