May 18-20
Utahrapter and The Great Hunt
It was time to make our sojourn west crossing into Utah once again we stopped at a welcome center. With brochures in hand and winds at our back and the advice of a route, we were one our way to Price Utah. Poppie and Gram wanted to see more rock art so the next became destination was Price Utah. It had a great museum of dinos and Native American culture. This museum had the most recent discovery (2002), of t
he Utahraptor, the largest of the raptors discovered to date, now that was really cool!
I knew Poppie and Gram still were on the hunt for the rock art in the area so I introduced them to the right person at the museum and she told them about The Nine Mile Canyon. This became the highlight of their trip besides me.
Early in the morning hoping to escape the warm temps we headed up The Nine Mile Canyon with lots of water, lunch and a full tank of gas as directed. The trip was actually an 8 hour drive due to narrow, dirt, and windy roads, with no services available and allowing for stops and a lunch break.
This trip was to find rock art and dwellings of the Fremont people, 1000 AD. Once again Gram watched for the rock art and cliff dwelling and Poppie watched the road. Successions of people have li
ved in this canyon for 8000 yrs. The Fremont people inhabited this canyon for 1000 years and then disappeared. Artifacts and artwork are all that remain in this outdoor mus
eum. The canyon is filled with the mysteries of their life. The prize of the day was finding The Great Hunt.
It was a day of adventures and finds and so much more waiting to be discovered. We left with a strong desire to return. Our hearts have truly been touched by what we have seen of the past and we look forward to a return trip in the future.
It was time to make our sojourn west crossing into Utah once again we stopped at a welcome center. With brochures in hand and winds at our back and the advice of a route, we were one our way to Price Utah. Poppie and Gram wanted to see more rock art so the next became destination was Price Utah. It had a great museum of dinos and Native American culture. This museum had the most recent discovery (2002), of t
he Utahraptor, the largest of the raptors discovered to date, now that was really cool!I knew Poppie and Gram still were on the hunt for the rock art in the area so I introduced them to the right person at the museum and she told them about The Nine Mile Canyon. This became the highlight of their trip besides me.
Early in the morning hoping to escape the warm temps we headed up The Nine Mile Canyon with lots of water, lunch and a full tank of gas as directed. The trip was actually an 8 hour drive due to narrow, dirt, and windy roads, with no services available and allowing for stops and a lunch break.
This trip was to find rock art and dwellings of the Fremont people, 1000 AD. Once again Gram watched for the rock art and cliff dwelling and Poppie watched the road. Successions of people have li
ved in this canyon for 8000 yrs. The Fremont people inhabited this canyon for 1000 years and then disappeared. Artifacts and artwork are all that remain in this outdoor mus
eum. The canyon is filled with the mysteries of their life. The prize of the day was finding The Great Hunt.It was a day of adventures and finds and so much more waiting to be discovered. We left with a strong desire to return. Our hearts have truly been touched by what we have seen of the past and we look forward to a return trip in the future.
The last day in Price we explored the town. It is a small mining town, much like a ste
p into the past. One shop had been open since the early thirty’s. The daughter had taken it over and she is probably in h
er early eighties and her daughter is now stepping in. Many empty shops lined the main street, but they said they hadn’t noticed a decline in business. Other than that the brides were registering on line for gifts and they were struggling to regain their business. Good old Walmart seems to be holding its own on the outskirts of town. I must say that through our travels when there were no Costcos and no Trader Joes, Walmart became the place to shop actually their grocery prices were great. The gas prices were great in Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Colorado. We have experienced sticker shock since.
We have had travel days heading toward home with a two day stop in the wine country (Tri-cities). We look forward to our return because we know this has been a long trip for Olivia and she is anxious, as we are, to be with Jackson and attend his last preschool program of the year. Up to now Olivia hasn't found a Dairy Queen, but Poppie knows exactly where one is on South Hill.
Olivia, thank you for the memories, you have made this trip one we will always remember.
PS-I am 
really exhausted.
really exhausted.Love,
Olivia
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