Wednesday, 27 May 2009. I awoke to a very nice day but made the mistake of dawdling at the motel and not immediately getting on the road. This would prove to cause some minor problems. Between a late start and some serious road construction that reduced the two-lane road to one by the time I reached Craters Of The Moon National Monument I had little time to really enjoy the place. This is not to say the drive through the park wasn’t quite enjoyable. It was. I did take some pictures that very is stopping points along the way but didn’t have a chance to really go for any walks in the park. Ideally, it would be a great the full day visit.
Every time I come here, I feel I’m walking the Plains of Gorgoroth and the various paths should bear the name: The Frodo & Sam Memorial Pathways.
I then headed out taking a long way around the park only to run in to the occasional construction crew. This was not a good day upon which to make time. Nevertheless, once I reach the interstate I was able to roll down the highway into Salt Lake City and find my motel. Once there I contacted the lovely folk I was reading over dinner and headed over to a relatively close Applebee’s for some good food. Yes, it was.
There I met up with Ray Buck, Anna Vanderhazel and her son. Ray is a friend of a roadie in the Chicago area and Anna, also a roadie, I know from the Route 66 egroup. Good food and excellent conversation and company made for a delightful evening. All too soon we had to call it a night but a most enjoyable one.
Then to sleep as I really wanted to have the time to visit Great Basin National Park tomorrow.
