I
didn’t really have anything planned today except to go to Las Vegas, but I
ended up doing quite a bit. First after
I checked out of the motel in Cedar City, I got gas, washed the car, and went
to IHOP for double blueberry pancakes with sausage. That was all good but it was one of those
times when the waitress gives me the bill and then just disappeared. I got fed up and just left money on the
table. I never get that; don’t you want
your freaking tip? I mean that’s like
half the money you make and frankly if you keep me waiting I’m not going to
give you a good tip.
Anyway,
I drove out of town on this US 148 I think it was. That is a really scenic route that takes you
through the mountains. Since not
everyone was wanting to appreciate the mountains and fall colors and stuff and
you couldn’t pass, I just pulled off the shoulder to let anyone behind me go. Less stressful for them and me that way.
I
stopped at some park to take some pictures and to use the bathroom. The bathroom was closed, so I said the hell
with it and just tinkled outside. Suck
it, whoever closed the bathroom there.
As the road wound up into the mountains I stopped a couple of times to
take some pictures. The fall colors are
coming out so it is really beautiful.
I
turned off onto scenic US 143 then which goes up to the Cedar Break National
Monument. You have to pay them $4 to
walk around and take pictures of stuff.
The road goes by Brian Head mountain, which is like 10,500 feet. You can go to the peak but it’s like 3 miles
of gravel roads, which I didn’t feel like doing to my Focus and I definitely
wasn’t going to try walking it.
After
that the road winds down into the town of Brian Head, which has a lot of fancy
cabins and resorts and such that I’m sure I could never afford. Then you have to go through a lot of sharp
curves that eventually get you down the mountains and then into the town of
Parowan, which it turns out is 15 miles north of Cedar City, so I had to
backtrack 15 miles in the end.
I
stopped in St. George near the border with Arizona to get lunch and use the
bathroom. I went to the Chick-Fil-A
drive-thru. Their owners are jerks, but
I hadn’t ever gone to one before, so I thought I’d give it a try. I got grilled chicken nuggets, which were
kind of dry, but OK. The waffle fries
were interesting.
I
hadn’t realized I’d be going through Arizona to get to Vegas. I went through a bunch of mountains
there. By then I was in the real desert,
with cacti and stuff. It was like 90ish
according to the car thermometer.
Phoenix and farther south is hotter than that.
Well this thing won't let me load more pictures, so I'll put the Vegas ones in a second entry. Stupid Blogger.
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"FLA"?
This may be your best group of pictures yet.
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