Cow Trip Redux!

These are links to photographs from my second attempt (14 July 2001) at riding a 300-mile "circle" to the North and East of my home in Orem, Utah. (The first attempt, on 16 September 2000, was rudely interrupted by a cow that decided to cross the road while I was hanging out in the left lane passing a string of cars....)

The route was as follows:

1. US 189 through Provo Canyon from Orem to Heber City
2. US 40, past Park City, to Interstate 80
3. I-80 West to UT 65
4. Through East Canyon to the UT 66 turnoff (near East Canyon State Park)
5. UT 66 to Morgan
6. I-84 West to Mountain Green
7. UT 167 to Huntsville
8. UT 39 to Woodruff
9. UT 16 / WY 89 to Evanston, WY
10. WY 89 / UT 150 through the Uintas to Kamas, UT
11. UT 189 to UT 40
12. "Detour" to Provo Canyon through the town of Midway
13. Provo Canyon back to Orem

The photos as you see them here are reduced to a 160x120 pixel format. Just click on a picture to see a larger (640x480 pixel) version. Almost all of the photos were originally taken in a 4 times larger format (1280x960 pixels). I reduced them to conserve space and download time, even though the clarity suffered because of it. If you want to see the FULL-size photos, let me know!

HERE ARE THE PICTURES!

	Waiting to get onto I-80 Westbound
	Heading up East Canyon - just before the turn to Emigration Canyon
	Looking back down East Canyon to I-80
	A little further on - looking back down some switchbacks
	One corner of the reservoir in East Canyon
	The west end of the dam holding back the reservoir
	The east end of the same dam
	Another view of the dam
	"Turnaround shot" south of Morgan - looking back the way I came
	Interesting chapel on the main road into Morgan
	Pioneer cabin on the opposite side of the chapel parking lot
	What the historical marker says
	Roadside shot heading east out of Huntsville
	Same spot, closer up
	Fifty yards further on, looking downstream
	A hint of weather to come
	Just before the Middle of Nowhere - looking back
	AHA! The Exact Middle!
	Another look at the weather to come
	Jake Maring & Steamboat - between Woodruff, UT and Evanston, WY
	Everyone's favorite place to eat while on the road (in Evanston, WY)
	Roadside shot, heading south out of Evanston
	Same shot with more context
	Impending Doom! The storm in the Uintas that I'm heading for. "Thar's RAIN in them thar hills!"
	After the rain & sleet - on the way up
	Where the road curves around Mirror Lake
	On the far side of Mirror Lake (elevation ~10,000 ft)
	Same spot, but with Yours Truly in the picture
	Almost to the top - looking back
	Same parking area - looking west at Bald Mountain. According to the sign, the top is "Elev 11,943"
	The "high point" of the trip - Bald Mountain from the south
	Roadside shot just down from the top - looking west
	A poorly exposed shot of Provo River Falls