Sheriff said it was recently graded and magged (magnesium chlorided to keep down dust) and could be done in two hours. I guage it to be about 80 miles.
5:18 pm - Leaving highway 10 north of Castle Dale.
5:30 pm - Made it about two miles when this cable-supported bridge caught my attention. Notice the debris buildup from highwater on the left side at the base of the concrete.
5:47 pm - Gotta stop to look at rocks. These bentonite hills sometimes harbor dinosaur bones.
Yup, shur' nuff. This hyarz the tip uv uh toe frum uh Red-toed Bentosaurus. Iffn yuh look at hit thru a hand-lens (loupe) yuh kin see the fossilized cells.
6:26 pm - Here's a grouping. They appear somewhat like gypsum, but are much harder. Gypsum is 2 on the Mohs hardness scale; it can be scratched with a fingernail. None of these do that. (Parings from the Bentosauruses.)
6:33 pm - Time to think about making camp. Here we go!
6:35 pm - turning onto sideroad to camp?
6:40 pm - camped
Moon Over Butte
(after Ansel)
Must've come a good six or seven miles between 5:18 and 6:40. That's an hour and twenty minutes or sumwherz aroun' three miles an hour; a stately pace.
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Salad by sunset. Notice the t't't'tTender light at top of fork.
Silver plate; NOT stainless steel! We used to eat off Bavarian china, but I felt bad about it getting broken so stopped.
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