The Road Less Traveled

Today we decided to head out of the heat and go north. We started up Indian Canyon and really enjoyed the cooler temperatures as we climbed through the canyon. The trees and grasses were so green from all the rain we've had. We enjoyed passing patches of wild flowers blooming on the sunnier side of the road.

We rolled through Duchesne, Roosevelt and Vernal then headed towards Flaming Gorge. This is the second run through the Basin we've made this year, but the first time was spent shooting in and out of rain storms (and yes, we left the camera at home). Today the skies were clear and no rain in the forecast!

We pulled over at the top of the mountain and decided to go on to Manila rather than to the Flaming Gorge Dam. It was the right decision because we saw some really amazing mountains and valleys. We had to stop to take some pictures of "Red Valley and the reservoir. It was quite the view!

We cruised through Manila and then turned for home. We stopped again at the top of the mountain and spent some time looking down in the valley where the historic Swett Ranch was located. We enjoyed seeing ducks, geese, hawks and deer all along the way. Of course, having to stop in the middle of the road to allow cattle and deer to cross in front of us was not exactly "enjoyable".

We stopped in Vernal for an early dinner at Stockman's then headed home! We drove alot of miles through some pretty amazing country today. The GoldWing's odometer shows 8,200 miles, so the bike has to go to the shop for a service check-up!