Last night we made a conscious decision to sleep late...and we did and it was wonderful! We were so tired from yesterday's adventure! Actually I think it was an accumulation of three months of adventures! We're just not as young as we used to be and don't bounce back quite as fast!
After a leisurely lunch we traveled to Pipe Spring National Monument. Quite fascinating! It is a place where landscape and history converged in powerful ways! Obviously the water was a draw for many diverse cultures in the desert. The Kaibab Paiute tribe were settled there when the Mormons (Brigham Young) decided the area was perfect for the church's growing cattle herd acquired through tithing of it's members, and would be an ideal place to produce meat and dairy products for those working on church projects such as construction of the tabernacle and temple in St. George. And, of course, it also was a perfect place to build a "fort" to hide the "extra" wives when the U. S. Government outlawed polygamy!
It was a fun and "quite interesting" adventure, and the ranger giving the tour (as well as the rangers in the Visitor's Center) were great...so personable and informative!
We got back to the motor home right before the daily "thunderstorm" arrived and crashed (which means relaxing and long nap)!
Click on the two links below to see Pipe Springs!
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https://picasaweb.google.com/104959812223133937279/August282011KanabUTGlenn?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNma64vZwbaa6AE&feat=directlink
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