Monday, May 4, 2009

Road Trip!

So since spring semester finally came to an end and I desperately needed to get away for a bit . . . so I planned a little road trip for us of places never before visited by us or not visited for a long time!
We started our exciting day trip at the Old Irontown Mission. Toph had been their and I can't remember if I had (with my parents and the all day mineral field trip for my 8th grade science class . . . I find it hard to believe that I missed this place!)
I loved the crumbling walls!
The view was awesome and it was a perfect day to get out and enjoy spring!I LOVED the tall grass! (But not the swarms of bugs circling the air above them! The little blast furnace . . . Exciting ruins! The Spanish RassThis was in a ditch . . . the horses must have broken many ankles trying to walk around it!Cloud Watching . . . it was supposed to rain torrents . . . but we only got 5 drops!The "scenic route" to Pinto!Pinto . . . blink and you'll miss it!Leaving Pinto . . .More clouds on the way to the Mountain Meadow Massacre site . . .
Gunlock Reservoir . . .Red rock . . . love it!Rounding the bend to Santa Clara . . . we passed Grandma Tobler's and thought of Mom and Dad L. It was a fun little excursion and a great day to go! I know that we have inspired you all to venture out and explore now!

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