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SLC

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We had 11 days before we were meeting the Chen’s in Montana and we were heading closer there and trying to hit the target just right.  We wanted to take care of some travel business (laundry, packages, etc.) so we thought Salt Lake City was a good option.  We opted to stay in the North Salt Lake area at the Pony Express RV Resort.  This spot was OK as it was close to everything we wanted.  The spots were really close together and we had a tight parking area for our truck!  They had some nice amenities though and were a gated park.

We were able to take care of all the needs and some extra.  We went to see a movie there.  Went to Trader Joe’s to stock up my breakfast cereal.  We also took a nice drive up to Park City and back around through Guardsman Pass.  There were a few dicey parts of the pass but the drive was beautiful!

One of the best amenities had to be the Jordan River Parkway that was right next to the park.  A total of 40 miles of walk/bikeway through the SLC area.  We were at the north end and would do a 2-mile walk each evening.  The wildlife along the trail was amazing, both good and bad!  The mosquitos were horrendous.  One day that wasn’t that windy, we forgot to use bug repellent and paid for it!  The other days we remembered and had a great time.  Here is some of the wildlife we saw:

 

Ducks and ducklings

Deer. One day we also saw a fox there.

Beaver. We saw 5-6 each day.

Chevron has a refinery nearby and has sponsored part of the trail.

SLC was starting to get hot the last days and we spent 6 nights there, 5 to go for the meetup.  I had been finding the last camp spots and I asked Roxie to find the next two.  She did a very good job and we will see them next.

Bryce

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We moved on from Kanab and the Zion area, passed by Bryce and was tempted to stay there but continued on to Beaver, UT.  Beaver was about 200 miles away so it met our daily driving distance and we had to make some more distance north.  We stayed at the Beaver Canyon Campground as it was a Passport America location and I am still trying to avoid KOA’s if I can.  This campground was very ‘interesting’.  It is definitely not a chain campground.  There are many permanent tenants but they all have their own side buildings that they have variously customized.  Some are quite entertaining.  Everyone in the campground is very friendly.  To top it off there is a very good Mexican restaurant on site!  We ate there two of our three evenings!  There is even a nice loop walking path near the campground.  Here are some deer we saw in a pasture on our walk:

Beaver is a small, highway-oriented town on I15.  It has one grocery store, one ‘department’ store and many fast food places.  But we were there to go back and see Bryce National Park. Beaver is about 1 hour from Bryce and Bryce was not very crowded so it made for a nice drive.  It had been 15 years since we visited.  We utilized their shuttle service and took a relatively long rim walk.  Here some pics:

The last picture is of Thor’s Hammer.

After 3 nights in Beaver, we moved on.  We had to do laundry, get a package delivered and see a movie!