Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Boyd's Birthday Trip: Strevell, Malta, Elba

The trip from our house to City of the Rocks was supposed to take just over 2 hours.  We, of course, took much longer because we certainly were in no hurry and wanted to enjoy the journey. 
We made a pit stop in Snowville and then headed out of town west, towards Strevell which is just a burned down gas station and an old wooden building.   We ended up taking the scenic byway that starts outside of Malta and wound our way down to Elba before entering Almo. 
Just outside of Snowville we saw this herd of antelope. There were so MANY!  The pictures just show a small part of the herd.



 Then when we were near Strevell, Boyd noticed this Golden Eagle eating a rabbit.  Actually, what was obvious were the many crows in the road.
 After they scattered, the eagle remained eating.
 Of course, he flew off when we backed up to get a picture.
 Poor little rabbit.
A whole lot of wide open spaces!


 A few more historical markers.




 This building is in Elba, the bell is from the old school.




 I took quite a few of these photos as we were driving by.








Monday, April 6, 2015

Boyd's Birthday Trip: Howell

We finally got around to celebrating Boyd's birthday (March 23), it just so happened to be on my my dad's birthday (April 3).

City of the Rocks, Idaho was our destination, but if you have ever been ANYWHERE with Boyd, you know that the direct route is NOT the route you will take.

So, after driving through downtown Tremonton, then out past Thiokol, we made a stop in Howell to read the first of many historical signs/markers about the California Trail.


 It was cold, with frost still on the weeds, but very peaceful and calm.




 Someone had placed this carcass on a post at the edge of the road.



Sunday, April 5, 2015

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Back Yard Turkey

Friday morning I opened the back door to head out to do chores and was greeted by a turkey.
Don't ask me if it was a young male or female.
Any turkey experts out there that can help me out???





Wednesday, April 1, 2015

July 8th Sunset and Clouds