Chillin' in Kanab
Whipped by snow and howling winds as we crossed Utah, we pulled into Kanab after dark, grabbed a quick dinner and hunkered down for the night.
Ace got plastered with snow at every stop we made during the day, and he seemed happy to stay inside at the hotel, after jumping up on the counter and meeting Lily, the front desk clerk's coonhound.
Other than that, Aces's high point of the day was probably when I returned to the car after lunch at Denny's near Salt Lake City. I had "Moons Over My Hammy" -- a meal that takes away all your dignity when you order it, but more than makes up for it in cholesterol.
It was more than I could eat, so Ace got a quarter moon.
Once in southern Utah, we saw some beautiful stretches of countryside, especially around Bryce Canyon, where the setting sun turned the bluffs -- about the only thing not blanketed in white -- a deep pink.
Comments
Hi John,
A couple of things...
1) The sign in Pocatello is probably a left-over from warning signs put up along the I-15 corridor after a cryptosporidium outbreak occurred in Utah late last summer that was traced to public pools and water fountains.
2) Isn't the North Rim of the Grand Canyon closed for the winter to traffic?
It's about a 2 hour drive from Kanab to the
North Rim entrance station, assuming the road isn't closed due to snow, and it would stink if the gate was closed when you got there.
Safe Travels
Posted by: UT Cal | December 22, 2007 1:49 AM