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Having recently retired we are fulfilling our long time dream. We began our camping life with a tent in 1969 adjusting as each of our three sons arrived over the years and gradually progressed to a 32' Class A in 2007. Even after our sons became too busy with their own interests, we continued dreaming over the years. The Louisville, KY 2003 Great North American RV Rally and the book "Movin' On" convinced us that a motorhome after retirement was really for us! In 2007 we sold our home and disposed of most of our belongings and awaited the wife's retirement on February 1, 2008. We were out in our first motorhome ten times in our first summer in 2007, with our grandson joining us eight of those ten times. Since he must stay behind with his mom and dad to continue school, we told him he can join us on vacations (by car or plane) anywhere we are as we travel the US. Imagine the history lessons he could acquire! However, Mom and Dad don't look at it that way, especially the flying. Fortunately we don't miss work one bit!! We just miss the friends there. We have many hobbies to keep us busy when we decide to sit still for a day. Hope to see you on the road.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

KOLOB CANYONS and FRONTIER HERITAGE State Park in UTAH.

Monday dawned partially cloudy, but that did not stop us from taking a day out on the road.
I know that Kolob Canyons are much like what we see as we travel the byways, but it is a beautiful drive with many pull-offs for picture taking and also for those ambitious hikers.
Enjoy the pictures!






The sign said, "Find the hanging valley".  It amazes me how the trees take root in any crevasse.

Leaving the nice red road, we headed for Cedar City to see the Frontier Heritage Museum.  I was going to say that it is like all of the other museums, but it was not.  There were many large items, forms of transportation, household, and farming equipment.

The roads on the way with mountains in the distance are just as lovely.  I never tire of them.



The lovely colors and the effect that the clouds have on them is awesome!

Arriving at outskirts of Cedar City, what is this?  Is there a shoreline near by?  Not!

At Frontier Heritage Museum the first thing that we checked out was maybe the first Snowmobile patented in 1927 for use by Carl Eliason of Sayner, Wisconsin. After injuring his foot Eliason developed his first snow buggy to navigate the tough Wisconsin winters. It must have later been brought to the Utah hills.
 
 The looms interested us because of the one that Victor restored for the Salem Historical Society.
 This is a replica Wells Fargo Stagecoach, the only display that we were permitted to step into.

Several log buildings were reconstructed here on the grounds for viewing. A home cabin, a lineman cabin built in 1945, a school.


The Desert School building has this map on the wall, which I thought interesting as Utah territory included Nevada.

The lineman cabin with leather connecting logs.

There was also a sheep shearing building used by early settlers. And this home which was moved here, having been separated from it's later additions.
















A house would not be a home without the outhouse, right?
And the settlers traveling west would not have made it without the Conestoga Wagon.  It looks like it could use some restoration!

Gary and I remember these ice boxes!!

Hearse


We had started our day with beef stroganof at the Senior Center with part of our friends, Eleanor, Thelma and Rolin.  We do enjoy there fellowship.  On Tuesday I went to Thelma's favorite laundromat down the road since our park has closed down the one near our motorhome.  They are tearing it down for reconstruction and maybe enlargement.  I hope that they give it more windows for natural light!
Now I need to get busy and make the bed and put the clothes away.  Just another day!!
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