On our loop trip around Flaming Gorge yesterday we learned a few interesting things:
Fuel at the gorge was the most expensive we've encountered on our trip so far.
The hymn America The Beautiful speaks of "purple mountain majesty". In all of our years and miles of travel, we finally found some "purple" mountains as we were crossing the top of the Uinta (you in ta) Mountains. The main cause of the color, I suspect, was the dark clouds and moisture in the air. The air up here (13,000' give or take) was cold. Duane and I could have used a few more layers!
Wildlife lives here, but we saw very few animals. We saw one mule deer and three pronghorn several miles apart running downhill away from the road, but they didn't stick around to pose for photos. We had stopped at an overlook so that Duane could see some of the scenery when we happened to see this pronghorn. I managed a quick shot before it got away.
We really enjoy riding/driving through mountains and high deserts. We never know what we're going to see next.
Moving day tomorrow,
Louise and Duane
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