From Orem to Logandale

This is the first picture Kay Brown has ever taken with a digital camera. (My glasses are off to eliminate an annoying glare):

Kay is 88 years old. You can see by the pictures in the preceding post that she has dark hair, just like she had 59 years ago. Somehow the greying process has passed her by. She said she was recently in a beauty shop getting her hair done, and another woman was there to get her hair dyed. Refering to Kay, this woman said, "I want the same color that she got." The hairdresser then told the astonished patron that it would not be possible, since that was Kay's natural color.

On the way back to Logandale this morning (we left at 6:15 Utah time) Dad suggested we drive up to the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park. Dad also told me about the Kolob Reservoir road that is even less traveled than the Kolob Canyons road we took, which was mostly deserted compared to how busy the main section of Zion is at this time of year (requiring the elimination of private cars and the use of shuttle busses). There would be some great hiking in these less traveled area of the Park. Here we are at the Kolob Canyons scenic view:

On the drive home, Dad told me that when he was 8-10 years old (the mid-1920's) his parents took him to Salt Lake City. They rode in someone's truck. He said that all the roads from Hurricane to Nephi were gravel or dirt. North of Nephi the road was paved. He said he was amazed. He had never seen a paved road before.

Speaking of transportation, Dad's Acura got what I would consider great mileage on this trip. 29.8 mpg on the way up, and 28.5 mpg on the return--which included the climb up to Kobob. Somehow I didn't think an all-wheel-drive luxury vehicle would be that thrifty. It drives exceptionally well (which it should, given the price), but the mpg's are a very nice bonus.