14/5 - Brigham

Monday began our 3 day drive north (and then west...heh and eventually even south) that would take us from Zion national park in Utah, to the Brown's house in Eugene, Oregon.

Once again we arose relatively late, did some shopping (I picked up a 6-pack of "Polygamy Porter"- a Utah beer who's 1-liner is "Bring some home for the wives"), and headed over to the Visitor's Centre for a last time (Zoe picked up a ranger's hat).

Then it was the drive. Again the landscape was interesting as it transformed into plains across which could be seen distant mountains - several with a dusting of snow still on top.

We pulled off the Interstate at a tiny town called Meadow and ate our lunch in an immaculately maintained but deserted field/park/picnic-area.

Heading further north we hit the southern tip of Salt Lake City and we began to see the US we had been expecting - huge sprawling businesses, franchises left and right, huge malls, etc. There was a lot of roadwork on the I5 such that by the time we got to the Brigham City environment we were done for the day.

We found a good hotel and the kids and I went for a swim (trying to work that ache in the thigh muscles out) before we headed out for dinner at Wingers (bit of confusion about directions first). It was also a place where we could update the blog(based on what I'd been saving on the PDA).