Yes, it’s been a while since we returned from this summer’s trip to Utah, but the weeks since our return have been a bit busy, and only now do I really have the time to put the blog posts together.
We left Hartford at the crack of dawn, well actually BEFORE the crack of dawn, and headed out to Salt Lake City where we picked up Allen, our (at this point still shiny, white) home for the next ten days. Heading southwest, towards Price, we stopped just long enough to pick up the best buy of the trip: Kong Corn.
Kong Corn – how could we ever live without you?
Initially ridiculed by many, it turned out to be the perfect popcorn: slightly salty, slightly buttery, but never in excess, and in a bag large enough to last us at least four days. Not bad for a three dollar purchase! Price Canyon Recreation Area was pretty empty, pretty cold and waterless. So Joan and Hadley went back down into the valley to find us some drinking water.
Buckle up for safety! Kong Corn and its friends from the Uinta Brewery awaiting Joan and Hadley’s return from Price.
In the meantime Kong Corn did a pretty good job holding down Allen’s back seat.Soon the crew was setting up tents,, collecting firewood, and exploring the area. Christopher proved to be a man of many talents, and soon we had a nice fire going. Joan and Hadley returned with 10 gallons of water and it was brats for dinner.
Adam and Christopher keeping an eye on dinner.
Good things take time but hot chocolate makes it all go faster: Lauren and Hadley waiting for the brats to be done.
Dinner took a while and it was pretty late until we all turned into our tents for our first (cold) night in Utah.
Christopher – our master chef!