Steve and I drove down on Monday afternoon. Stopped in Panguitch and had dinner at Cattleman’s Steakhouse. Yummy salmon
Pretty little lake behind our hotel building at Ruby’s InnWe didn’t go into the park that night. We just met up with Jim, Anneke, and Corwin and then Thom and Robin when they got in later that night After a too-leisurely breakfast at the hotel restaurant and a crazy long time working out bike rentals we finally made it into the park. Yay!Since my knees are shot, Steve and I drove to the viewpoints instead of riding e-bikes.Anneke needed to be back to the hotel by 2 for a job interview so she rode with us. We walked out to any viewpoints that I could manage. I love how different the viewpoints are!It was quite hot so we did stop at the general store for very cold water. Steve sucks in for the picture 😊Right as we got back to the hotel for Anneke’s interview, the sky just opened up!I was fully drenched in seconds. Totally took my breath away. What a fun storm!
Unfortunately, the bikers were still in it (they sheltered at the general store during the worst of it). Jim slipped on a wet path and injured his shoulder. 😥
After a short swim for me, ice cream for everyone but me and Steve, saying goodbye to Thom, Robin, and Zay, and a surprisingly good buffet dinner at Ruby’s, we headed back in to do some more viewing while it was much cooler. Stunning. We sat at Inspiration Point for like an hour and chatted while the sun went down. Next morning we got a slightly earlier start (at my insistence haha) The Freelands arrived late on Tuesday night so we planned some time with them in the park. Got smart and brought a chair this time. Which was good because we ended up waiting for everyone for many many minutes at Piracy PointWe hiked out a little bit to another viewpoint through a little forest. Steve and I took off so that I could make my therapy that afternoon. We drove down to the cabin the next day to spend time there with the Poulsbo Taylors and TeriHammock!The trees above protected me from the rain 😊This was the most incredible storm I have ever seen. We just watched it for like an hour. It continued for most of the night Played a lot of Just One. Jim always does crazy obscure stuff so for one round we all did “Jim Clues” for him. He did end up getting it but only because Julia caved and did her regular type of clue. Haha
On Friday, when the Poulsbo Taylors left I was left feeling a bit gutted. Julia spent the whole time ripping on the place and I didn’t want to leave on that note, so I convinced Steve and Teri to stay longer and we spent a very pleasant evening playing games and talking about how much we love the cabin 😊
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