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Here are some images from today's La Sal Loop Road run.  (4) vehicles.  Enjoy
 

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Here is some more.
 

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We have finally arrived.  Totally forgot about the 1 hour time change or we may have made happy hour.  I assume we are too late for today, but there's always tomorrow.  We are in site M-34.  Anyone that would like to stop by is welcome.  Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Steve & Dee
 
Steve and Dee are right across the road from us and we've already introduced ourselves.  Brought him up to speed a little bit so they'll be ready to join in with the activities tomorrow.

ArdraF
 
Steve N Dee said:
We have finally arrived.  Totally forgot about the 1 hour time change or we may have made happy hour.  I assume we are too late for today, but there's always tomorrow.  We are in site M-34.  Anyone that would like to stop by is welcome.  Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Steve & Dee

Welcome.  Glad you made it.

Mike.
 
As promised here are the  Award winners of Monday May 13.  But I gotta tell you I saw some award winning activities happen after dinner tonight on my walk but that can wait until another day.

Happy Face went to Mary Ann as she greeted Barb (up out of sick bay for the  past week) with a hearty  welcome to the day's activities which made  Barb's day.

Care Bear  was presented to Ken and Sheila for inviting Olga and  Jan to ride with them on the trail today.
Jan and Olga are our visitors from Australia and get the award for coming the farthest to attend the rally! 

The Goofy Award was earned by Fred for  leaving home without his  charger  for the computer!  Thanks to Ken he has a loaner for this week!
 

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We had a great ride today. Out the Potash Rd, then White Rim Rd to Musselman Arch. Stopped several times for picture opportunities. We had a delightful time with Jan and Olga who rode along with us today.

Thank you to:
Our leader: Frank
Navigator: Barb
Tailgunner: Terry
Narrator: Betty

Photo of Musselman Arch 
 

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We said good byes to John and  Jane Canfield as they  head  back to  TX and on to another Jeep rally.  We're trying to twist their arms into hosting a Texas rally.  Terry heard Ron Maribito say something about another as well.

Dan and Janet are heading back to Torrance California in the morning too.  Safe travels and hopefully repeats at another rally.

Dale introduced himself tonight and we hope to see his wife soon!

MORE NEWS
Bill got new springs for his Jeep. Ron and Shirley and Jerry F walked all the way UP to Sunset grill this morning at 6:30 am. Colleen and Gary used the new bike path way all the way to Arches. Crystal  was given a rough time for jumping up and down on Musselman Arch.  We're having some fun now!
 
What a great day we have today with the group. Thanks a million to Sheila and Ken for taking us with them. We hade lots of loughs during the trip. After happy hours Sheila abandoned us and joined Larry for ride on Harley Davidson. Pity that they have to obey speed limit 5 miles per hour in the rv park. We spend evening at Henry's and Margaret site munching on superb BBQ. I don't know, but there is something special about people from Texas. I and Olga heave absolutely great day.
You Americans just rock.
 
One day into the rally and already it's a blast! We had so much fun on the Jeep run today. The scenery was breathtaking. A big thanks to everyone for a fantastic time today and especially to Don and Mary Ann Nesbitt for taking us with them in their Jeep.
 
Our first hike was this morning and it was lovely in Park Avenue.  Others will probably post photos later.  Last year there weren't many flowers but this year there were quite a few, including desert lupine, cliff rose, Mormon tea (yes, little tiny round yellowish balls that maybe will open), yellow daisies, and another one I recognized but couldn't find in my books.  Hopefully one of the guys will post a photo of it and Wendy will help us figure it out.  Where is that girl when we need her!?!  The greenery looks low and dark green, much like a dandelion but the flower is a pink bell-like blossom.  Also, the big yellow daisy like flower that is about three-quarters of the way down the wash was blooming nicely.  Last week's rain brought out a lot of blossoms.  The Three Gossips are still standing where they were last year.  Our round-trip from Portal to Park Avenue and back was a leisurely two hours.  The group included Olga and Jan, Virgie and Fred, Steve, Jerry, and Ardra.  The group photo will appear later as if by magic.

Wendy (and anyone else) - please see the flower photos to help identify the flower.

ArdraF
 

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A big thank you to Ardra & Jerry for leading us first timers on the Park Avenue Hike this morning.  It was a great way to get started and meet some of the folks I only know from online.  As expected, everyone in the framily is just as, nice, friendly and helpful in person as they are online. Looking forward to meeting those we haven't met yet at happy hour (that's 4pm MOUNTAIN TIME!)  :eek: Thanks for making us feel welcome.  ;D

Steve & Dee
 
Tower Arch and sandy roads...

We took the Tower Arch trip in reverse... here's some pics that we took

Please help identify the snake!
 

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Ardra, looks like an eriognum (Buckwheat). Try some of those in TheBook.  Wish I was there.

Wendy
 
Steve and Dee,
Just to make you feel less  badly about arriving  "late" we arranged for the  4 wheel group (18 of us)  that  went to Chicken Corner to be 50 minutes late to Happy Hour today.  We (Mike and Frank and  Bill and many alfa males)  had to  do a rescue of a Jeep who tried to go out into the desert by himself and actually ended up spending the night on the trail but we had rescue personnel on our trail.  Sturdy Jumpers later they were happily on their way.

So the Awards tonight were as follows:

Care Bear-- Mike Z won because he carries BIG tools with him. He calibrated alternator status, and determined a short in battery caused the problem.  (Also note an honorable mention, Bill R had the sturdy Jumper cables)

Poor Fred was very reluctant and apologetic to bestow Goofy to anyone but a clear winner emerged.  Jan, our Australian friend,  came to Happy hour with his thumb and hand bandaged. At first,  he denied all goofiness and tried to convince us that his arthritis  required stitches, but finally confessed  that he was fixing his RV ( a good thing) and a tool slipped and he was injured (a bad thing).  There you go Goofy! 

Happy Face.. Jan's denial for so long added to the laughter for so  many, thus  he  was also awarded the Happy Face.  He was reminded there is a history of RVForum members winning all 3 awards in 1 night.  Now he really likes Americans and hopes to win the trifecta soon.
 

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taoshum said:
Tower Arch and sandy roads...

We took the Tower Arch trip in reverse... here's some pics that we took

Please help identify the snake!

This is beautifull Gopher Snake  I wish to be there and been able to play with that animal for the while.
Female gophersnakes typically lay one clutch of two to twenty eggs during the spring or early summer of each year. Gophersnakes eat birds, bird eggs, small mammals, lizards, and insects, often killing their prey by constriction. Gophersnakes are typically large, with individuals longer than 100 inches in length not uncommon. Their backs are yellowish or cream colored with dark blotches, and their bellies are whitish or yellowish in color.

guys if you see this snake on the road, please don't drive over. This snake is harmless and so gentle. Just pick it up and place it out of the track.
 
Had a great day today everyone.  A special thanks to Ernie and Tara for hosting such a fantastic evening and for Ron and his wonderful photographs.  What talent the members of the forum posses.

Mike.
 

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