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Day 57 & 58
| September 1st and 2nd, 2007 |
Playing tourists in Ferron Utah.
We're on a little joy ride (for a change...) with Gerry, a new found ATVing friend from
Texas who's in town for the Jam. We are now at an overlook offering a breath taking view
of part of the San Rafael Swell and of the town of Castle Dale.
You could be here also, you know!
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Careful ! If the wind should start blowing... |
Got good life insurance, Honey?
There's about 3,000ft elevation difference between where we are and the bottom of the
Swell. Let's just say that, if you should get dizzy and loose your
balance...It's...Goodbye Honeyyyyy...
 
Yeah ! The peoples' generosity!
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One of the most unexpected sides of our trip. Not only are
the people amazed and curious about what we're doing, they're also incredibly generous!
Everywhere we go, folks spoil us!! |
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It'd be a shame to complain about something. We're
travelling, the weather beautiful and we're being spoiled... |
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This area is also a real treat for every history fan. Indians left numerous drawings on
rocks, petroglyphs (carved in stones) and pictographs (paintings).
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Folks are proud of their area and of the little secrets it's hiding. They
will happily take us to discover some of them. |
Many thanks to Bob and his charming wife Elsie for bringning us to the Rochester
Rock Art Panel. Since it's impossible to get there on quads, Bob (79) and Elsie (81) hiked
with us for about an hour, hillside, on a very narrow and rocky trail, under the hot sun
simply to make sure we would'nt miss that incredible and unique site...
One can only hope to be in that kind of shape at their age...
Here it is: The Rochester Rock Art Panel. It's almost covered in petroglyphs!
Petroglyphs are carved, pecked, chipped or abraded into stone. The outer patina
covered surface of the parent stone is removed to expose the usually lighter colored stone
underneath. Some stone is better suited to petroglyph making than others. Stone that
is very hard or contains a lot of quartz does not work well for petroglyph making;
however, a nice desert varnished basalt usually works very well.
Pictographs are painted onto stone and are much more fragile than petroglyphs. The
paint is a mineral or vegetal substance combined with some sort of binder like fat
residue or blood. If the paint was not properly mixed with a binder it would not adhere
well to the stone and the pictograph would quickly flake away. Pictographs were
painted in locations where they would be protected from the elements: in caves, alcoves,
under ledges and overhangs.
Impressive, is'nt it? (I meant the drawings, not the tourists...)
Ohhh....So it's the drawings your interested in !! Then, click here
But what do they all mean?? Your interpretation is as good as ours.
Historians are still trying to figure it out...
| Completely unrelated: Those are not petroglyphs,
nor are they pictographs,
those are vandalism...
Nothing to do with Indian drawings... |
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On the trail back to Bobs' car, there's all kinds of caves...
Don't you think this one looks a lot like the top part of a snakes' head?
Those rocks were eroded by water...Hard to believe in the middle of the desert but, it's
proof that, at some point, this area was completely covered by an ocean.
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| Interesting !!! Water. It's the difference
between life and lack of it.
Part of a smart water managing plan is a triple water piping network.
1- Potable water.
2- Utility water (around the house).
3- Irrigation water for farming.
That way, nobody uses driking water to wash their car.
Also, maybe you noticed that we almost never use the word "lake" but rather
"reservoir". That's because here, natural lakes are almost non-existing. Dams
were built on small streams to create artificial lakes that are used as water tanks for
towns and larger cities. The vast majority of that water comes from the abundant snowfalls
the mountains get that melt in the spring. It's fairly easy: No dams (or snow), no water
reserve, no town...And since it snows less and less from one winter to the next... |
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THANKS !!
We are really, really spoiled.
Our good friend Dave, (who's with us for the Jamboree) pulls in with his succulent
steaks...Hummmmm...A great tradition in the making.
Bob, (the same Bob that brought us to the Rock Art Panel), offers us some delicious
peaches that he just got from his own orchard.
A chaming couple (very sorry, forgot their names...), quad fans, heard about us. They
come to us and tell us they have "stuff" for us. They leave and come right back
with a dozen beers! Seems they saw on this web site that we appreciated getting some ice
cold Busch Lites from another couple about a month ago!
It is a really heart warming feeling to be greeted that way !!
Thanks!
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Total 3 jours
3 day total
| 74 |
Miles |
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| 2344 |
Miles: à date/to date |
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| $20 |
Resto |
| $25 |
Épicerie/Food |
| $25 |
Essence/fuel |
| $30 |
Camping |
| $0 |
Divers/Misc. |
| $100 |
Total |
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 Déjeuner/Breakfast:
-toasts & coffee
Dîner/Lunch:
-snack
Souper/Dinner:
-hamburgers
-steaks + olives stuffed with garlic... hummm !!!
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LA CHOSE LA PLUS APPRECIÉE:
THE MOST APPRECIATED THING: |
| The peoples friendliness!! |
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Nous sommes fiers de vous présenter nos partenaires.
Ils nous ont fourni un soutien important afin de nous aider à réaliser cette aventure.
MERCI À TOUS
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 We are proud to introduce you to our partners.
Their precious collaboration helped us live this fabulous adventure.
THANKS TO ALL. |
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Canada
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