Happy Birthday America!

I love a small town during a holiday! July 4th was no exception. Everyone had their flags out in their yards and was anticipating some good times. Panguitch starts out with a pancake breakfast put on by the Lions Club, next a parade and games for kids, then a rodeo followed by some great fireworks. We could see them from our campground. I hope everyone took a minute to think about the original July 4th and how much (especially now) our freedom means.

Saturday Night Balloon Glow

It was packed on Main Street for the balloon glow. There's 1500 people in Panguitch, and I bet everyone of them plus a couple of thousand more were there. It's a fun time with all the shops open and booths scattered around with goodies for sale. The balloons didn't stay inflated for too long because a wind started to come up and the street is pretty narrow when there's a giant balloon in the middle of it. I'm so glad I am here this summer, I've really enjoyed the escape from the Arizona heat, and all the great things we've done so far. That's it for now, Hugs & kisses, Vicki & Ed

PANGUITCH 2010 BALLOON/MOTORCYCLE RALLY

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You would think that after being here 3 summers that the Balloon Rally would get boring-no way! This year was the best. One morning when the balloons went up, they flew over our KOA campground, and one even landed behind the tent area. Everyone is always so excited and it's a very fun time. On Saturday night, the balloon glow was packed with people. The balloons didn't stay up long because the wind started coming up, but it was still fun to walk around and watch them get blown up and then taken down.

BOB GOES UP IN A BALLOON

Bob, the owner of our KOA, got to ride in a balloon at the rally. The KOA has been sponsoring this event for years and so this ride was overdue. The picture of the KOA campground shows our 5th wheel. We are the big white one closest to the house.

The Rest of the Burr Trail

This is our 3rd summer here in Utah, and just when I think we've seen everything, we find more incredible scenery. Along with all the other amazing natural geological wonders, this is a must see for any sight-seer here. There was 43 miles of dirt road so we brought the car this go around, and it took along time because of spots of washboard, but it was worth it.
I'm hibernating today because we have had very high winds and it's my day off so I don't have to go out in it. I'm reading a good book and of course there's always the computer! I'm sure there are going to be more great pics on the horizon. Bye for now, Love, Vicki & Ed

ADD ON PICTURES FROM BURR TRAIL. UTAH

Scenic Hwy 12-the Burr Trail in Utah

This time around, Ed road the motorcycle up from SunCity West, Az so we went for a ride with the other workkampers that are here in Panguitch with us. They are from Florida and have a awesome Honda Goldwing and a $250,000 class A motorhome. They're really nice and work hard like us, so it's a pleasure to know them.

Well, we went for a ride today. We took Scenic Route 12 up to Boulder and then on the Burr Trail, which is a scenic byway. It only goes back for about 20 miles then it turns into a dirt road which is where we turned around. The scenery is incredible. There are shear red cliffs that you drive through for quite awhile and we took a bunch of pictures. The temperature was in the high 80's and we had a wonderful time. We had a picnic lunch at Calf Creek state park which is a treed area with a sparkling creek running through it. A few years ago we camped here and there is a good trail to go on that goes to a water fall.

Tomorrow Ed goes back to Arizona for 4 days and then he'll bring the car back with groceries. So far, this commuting is working out real good. At least, I'm not down in Phoenix where it's been around 110 degrees! That's all for now. Take care and I'll blog again soon. Love, Vicki and Ed