thoughts escaping my mind
If Google Maps were to take a satellite picture of Zion today, I’d be able to identify my mother. She is the only person in the whole park for whom a hat is insufficient coverage. No, she must also carry an umbrella while clambering up slopes and what not.
We took the Riverside Walk, 2 miles return. But I went a little further out into water, toward the Narrows. This is the most narrow part of the canyon of Zion. I didn’t go that far, as I wasn’t equipped properly. And the water swift and cold.
I spent most of the day in Vegas in the Mirage Hotel.
How is the Mirage different from the other motels I’ve been staying in?
We drove out of Ogden and took the Interstate to Park City, home of the 2002 Winter Olympics and the Sundance Film Festival. This Interstate is considered one of the more scenic routes in the US, and it did not disappoint. Nice to take curves at 75 miles and going down hill.
Even in summer, freestyle skiers are perfecting their craft. They ski down the wet slides, summersault, twist and whatever in the air and land in the water that is pumped with bubbles to soften the landing.
Continue reading “Park City, Salt Lake City and off to Vegas”
Okay, now where did I end? I can’t remember as I pre-write this for cutting and pasting as it costs US$14.99 + taxes in The Mirage for 24 hours of Internet access, and I’m not going to pay for Internet.
I’m guessing I stopped my writing at Jackson, Wyoming, one of those touristy places.
We left Cody after our breakfast at our Bed and Breakfast.
It was a stressful breakfast. Everyone seated at 8am, having coversation when all I wanted was a few more minutes of sleep. Breakfast lasted 1 hour! And there was a lot of Buffalo Bill and Effiel Tower talk. Had nothing to contribute since I am generally bored with history.
I never thought I’d encounter something like this in my life. But I did. So here is one more for the series “I see I take”.
We left Red Lodge, Montana, and re-entered Wyoming – Cody, the town for which Buffalo Bill is named after.
As we headed past Bearcreek again, where the night before we had steak and pig races, we noticed a shop next door selling Banana Cream Pie. It’s supposed to be world famous. It’s nice. But I think they use banana essence, and I hate essences to be used. Unless it’s vanilla, ’cause the pod is so expensive.
But still, it was soft and lucious and the crust super thin, I had a hard time distinguishing custard from pie crust. US$3.50.
The Buffalo Bill Historical Museum is huge and good. I had fun. And it’s rare I have fun in a museum. So you can imagine how good it is.
They have a lot of great sculptures.
Yes, not one of those animal sightings where someone else spotted it first and your car pulls alongside and you ask: What do you see?
We wen’t on a little walk to see Wraith falls and came upon this fat fellow.
After our more than 4 mile walk to Fairy Falls, today was filled with a lot of walking down and up steep slopes to see waterfalls.
When I step out of the car, I’m stiff and have to walk out like a cowboy. My knees hurt. Boy, am I getting old.
And we have made it to Gardiner, Montana, the Northern gateway to Yellowstone National Park.
Spotted Elk on the way in today.
