We started out Tuesday morning and drove to Kanab, Utah. On the way we missed a turnoff and a canyon road was closed, so we ended up gonig through Arizona to get to Kanab. This actually turned out to be a good thing because we visited a place called "Pipe Springs". This was an outpost buildt by Mormons called by Brigham Young. They built a fort somewhat like Cove Fort and had a very thriving industry there for a number of years. It was really interesting to take a tour of the fort and learn about the settlement.
Wednesday morning we left Kanab and headed for Arizona. On the way we stopped at a turnaround and took a 1/2 mile hike into some pretty rock formations. We also stopped at Glen canyon dam and took a tour that went deep inside the dam. It was very, very interesting. We got to Mike and Andrea's place that evening and went shopping for Thanksgiving foods.
Thanksgiving day began by making pies and then playing soccer at a local school with lots of other people in the ward. We had fun and afterwards came home to the usual Thanksgiving dinner. Afterwards we played Settlers which Mike won (I might add Sandy won a game of Settlers on Wednesday night).
Friday we worked out together and went to a museum/zoo. This museum/zoo was very well done. We saw a raptor show--like Hogle Zoo's show-wild pigs (Javiers), mountain goats, a bear, hummingbirds, etc. The exhibits were very impressive and we enjoyed ourselves a lot. We then went home to homemade turkey soup (made by yours truly) and afterwards a game of Legretto won by Andrea. We then watched a video.
Saturday morning Mike and I played racquetball while Andrea and Mom exercised. They all went shopping while I stayed home. They knew I would be terribly disruptive if I had to shop for longer than a half hour.
On our way home we stopped at Paria Canyon and took a great hike through part of the canyon. We saw a deer carcass and some mountain lion tracks along the floor of the canyon.
Below are some pictures of the trip: 1. The first picture is of Glen Canyon dam looking up from inside the dam. Note the shadow of the bridge across the dam; 2. The third picture is a photograph of a "Javier" or Arizona pig. 3. On the fifth picture that looks just like rocks, can you see the mountain lion? 4. Pictures seven through ten are of Paria Canyon. Can you see the petroglyphs in picture eight?
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We had a great time with you guys. Thanks for coming down! We are looking forward to seeing you at Christmas.
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