April 24, 2011

• Back in Utah

  Well,we finally had to leave the sun in Arizona and head back to COLD & WETUtah/Idaho  Left AZ on Wednesday anddrove up through Sedona intending to spend the night there.  We read all about the “energy” forces thatare supposed to be in Sedona and I tried really hard, but could not feelanything. (Guess I am not in tune!) Sedona is a very “trendy” place andeverything costs lots of money.  Wecouldn’t find a RV park there anyway,  and figured it would be quite spendy,so we just stopped, looked around some, and of course the girls had to do somesouvenir shopping,  and then we drove onand spent Wednesday night just outside Grand Canyon.

  Wegot the RV parked in time to go across the road to an IMAX theatre about theGrand Canyon and it was great. I held little Jaidyn on my lap and every time wewould go flying through the canyon and actually feel like we were flying, Icould feel Jaidyn’s stomach tighten, so guess she was getting that feelingalso.
  

  OnThursday we spent most of the day in Grand Canyon, but were unable to do muchhiking because Jenn was with us with her two little ones and we did not havebackpacks to carry them, so we just stopped in quite a few places and looked.It was spectacular.

  
  Jenn, Bentley and I overlooking Grand Canyon

   
  

  

   
  

  Afterleaving Grand Canyon we drove on up into Utah via the Glen Canyon Dam and spentThursday night in Panguitch at a KOA.   It was an easy drive and there was lots ofinteresting scenery.

  

  Glen Canyon Dam

  

  RV Park in Panguitch (Almost had it all to ourselves
  

  OnFriday we were only going as far as Highland (just north of Provo). We had a good trip on up through Utah. We drove up to BearValley Junction and then crossed the mountain (up to 7900 feet) on highway 20over to I-15. From there it was a straight shot up into the Provo valley, onlywith lots of construction up through the Provo area.
  

  Wehad decided to change our plans again some (the fun thing about MH traveling).  We planned later in our trip on going down toSL and spending a couple of days to spend some time with our Shauna and otherfriends.  I decided that it didn’t makesense to drive the MH to Richmond, unload and then drive it back to SL, so we decidedto stop in Highland where Judy Lynn’s friend Edra Lynn Chelius is housesitting, and park the MH out front of her place while we did our visiting inthe Provo Area.  So we drove to Highlandand finally found her place.  We wereable to park the MH out in front of the MANSION where Edra Lynn ishouse-sitting.  For those of you thatdon’t remember, Edra Lynn is a dear friend clear back from when Judy Lynn and Iwere first were married and lived in Renton (Seattle).  Edra Lynn is taking care of a home while theowners are with their family doing some kind of a school year where they taketheir children (six I think) to different Spanish speaking countries and theysomehow are able to get credit for a school year.  (Don’t ask me any questions because I don’tknow any more.)

  
  

  We got there at around4:30.  After a brief time with the kidsin the back yard to run out some energy, I loaded Jenn, Bentley and Jaidyn in the Terrain and drove them to BrighamCity where we met Jenn’s Taurean (not to be confused with the name of the modelof our car) and then drive back to the motorhome. Judy Lynn stayed and visited withEdra Lynn.

  Yesterday (Saturday) JudyLynn and I drove in to Provo and spent the day with our Shauna. She had to beto work in the afternoon, but we stayed with her until she had to leave forwork.  It was good to spend some timewith her. Mostly she and Judy Lynn do their shipping at the craft-stores thatare only found in Utah, so I spent quite a bit on time in the car listening tomy IPod.
  

  We ate dinner with EdraLynn. We are not sure where we will spend Easter Sunday. Edra Lynn has invitedus to spend the day with her and what family of hers live here close. We alsohave some other friends we want to visit, so we will (and can) just play all ofthat by ear.

  Back before we left Jeffs, He got a notice on his front door that the streets were going to be worked on starting the day we were leaving and so all of the cars (and our MH) had to be off the street.  Remember from my earlier post that we had the MH parked to the side of Jeff and Becky’s home on the street.

  

  Well, we got the brainy Idea of just moving the MH on to his front yard.

  

  It worked out GREAT.

  That pretty well brings us to today (Easter Sunday).  We are going to Church with Edra Lynn and then to dinner with her family.  Shauna is going to join us.  We will miss being with more of our family on this special Sunday.  I am missing our ward choir singing some very beautiful songs, but I am sure they will do well without me.

  I hope that all of you have a special Sunday and that on this day we particularly try to remember why we celebrate this day and renew our efforts to live our lives as the example that He left for us.

  Enjoy the day!
  

  
  

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