We see all sorts of wild life, unfortunately we see allot who have not made it across the highways. We have seen more deer in this past week than I think I’ve seen in my lifetime. Yesterday we were traveling US 6 Utah, where there are many areas of flat plains that are made up of packed down soil/sand mixture. When I looked closely I saw about 12 – 15 deer laying there in the sand. It was so cool because it was within 50 - 75 feet of the highway (separated by a small wire fence) but the deer were camouflaged with the earth. If you weren't looking closely you would drive by assuming they were part of the earth. Amazing!!! Horses run wild in many pastures and yards which is one of my favorite sights. I love watching them run and play with one another. Where re are vast areas of just land and mountains you see herds of cow, horse, lamb,the sheep, deer and more. When you look at the two pictures of the sheep you will see that they are all running together in one direction. It was funny to watch, as if the dinner bell had rung.
The highways are so different out here than in the Northeast. Houses are built right alongside of the main highways. Some areas are extremely built up while others seem so desolate. At one point we were traveling down off a mountain into a small town outside of Moab, UT. It was run down with piles of junk cars, wood, scrap metal and just about anything that a household could not dispose of through the local dump. About 98% (munchin statistics) of the residents have heaps of something (some with multiple heaps) in their yard. It was a shame to see such a cute “girly word” town marred by lack of resources.
A few miles down the road we entered the cutest “girly word again” little town of Moab, UT. It reminds me of the old western movies you catch on television with a modern twist. Moab has a welcoming aura that calls out, “come to one of our roadside cafes, relax and take in the moment with a cup of java.” My kind of town for sure!
Pictures of the bridge being constructed and the red rock were taken on the outskirts of Moab, UT. If you look real close at the picture of the red rock you will see that I was trying to capture a picture of the mountain tram. Look even closer and see that there are two cable cars hanging. One is a short distant after the pole at street level and the other is almost to the pole on the mountain.
The pictures of Richard with the truck were taken at the Flying J Truck Stop (we frequent) in Springville, UT on rte I-15 South. We just had the truck washed so it is looking good and temporarily “bug free” – lol. The color is metallic green which looks black at times.
Can you hear Richard doing the "he man" grunt .... isn't he cute!
The WalMart trailer is not the normal trailer we haul. We usually haul an England trailer but we were assigned dedicated to WalMart on November 2nd. What that means is that WalMart has contracted England to assist with the holiday surge, thus, Richard and I are one of a handful of England drivers that are hauling for WalMart right now. We anticipate this assignment continuing for the Christmas season.
The pictures of me in the canyons were taken at Wilson’s Arch in La Sal Junction, UT on rte 191 North in the Lisbon Valley Region. Most of the red rock pictures attached were taken along routes 191, US 6, I-15 in Utah.
The pictures of me in the canyons were taken at Wilson’s Arch in La Sal Junction, UT on rte 191 North in the Lisbon Valley Region. Most of the red rock pictures attached were taken along routes 191, US 6, I-15 in Utah.
