Utah State Fair and 100th Blog Entry

Favorite photo (thanks Maddy):

Padre Canyon Hike conquered again!

After leaving Bryce Canyon National Park we headed further north in Utah.  We stopped off at The Creamery in Beaver, Utah.  Last time we went through Beaver we didn't visit The Creamery but that won't happen again.  They have the best ice cream!

The cheese selection

Always choose cheese!

Further north we made it to Bountiful, Utah and spent a couple of nights at the Bountiful Elks lodge.  This location was not ideal as we were parked very close to a freeway exit and along a busy street.  Oh well, it made due for a couple of nights while we went to the Utah State Fair.

The butter cow is a Utah State Fair tradition since 1998.

One thing we found interesting was a dutch oven cooking competition and we were lucky to get to sample some of the entries.  There are three rounds starting with dessert, bread, then the main course.  It was amazing what the contestants were able to cook in a dutch oven!

The main event for the day we visited was demolition derby.  We've never watched this type of event live before and it was fun.

Day of "Wreck"oning

During a break they played "soccer" with a large metal ball putting the two local colleges up against each other.  Brigham Young University (BYU) vs. Utah State University.

We like state fairs and had such a great time at the New Mexico State Fair last year but the Utah State Fair wasn't a hit in our opinion. Oh well!

After the fair it was time to start heading south again for our last waterski trip of the season.  First we stopped off at Chicken Creek for some boondocking.  There we were parked next to a creek and even found a waterfall.

We had no cell or internet connectivity at Chicken Creek so we decided to move further south.  This time we went to Black Corral which was a bit far from the highway.  The closest town was Milford, Utah.  We had a little trouble getting in to a spot and had to do some tree trimming to avoid scraping the trailer.

We also had more critters at this location.  This time Al used more Swiss cheese and he caught two of them.  Yuck!

Upon further inspection under the trailer Al found the RV repair guy left a nice size whole in the under carriage.  Al has since sealed the hole and we haven't had any more uninvited critters!

After all that excitement, it was time to get back to civilization so we went back to one of our favorite places, Snow Canyon State Park.  Maddy, one of our fellow camp hosts back in April and May, was back at the park as a camp host again.

 While we were there, Al and I took Maddy on the Padre Canyon hike for her first time.

Look at this tarantula we spotted!

Al, Nancy, and Maddy

Padre Canyon Hike conquered again!

While at Snow Canyon we did some light camp hosting and it was great to see all our friends there again.  Next it's time for our last water-ski trip of the season.

On another note, I can't believe this is my 100th blog post!

I started keeping the blog so I can remember all the places and people we've met since starting out on this journey.  Some people have commented that they enjoy reading my posts and I appreciate the encouragement.

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Here's to the next 100 entries!