ANIMALS TODAY

Yesterday we covered lots of miles. We saw more sage brush than was necessary but we learned that sage brush is the life stay for most of the wildlife roaming these mountains and hills. Sage brush need only four inches of rain a year to stay alive. Another proof that God has planned our world for the benefit of the living.

We stopped to see the Mormon grandeur in Salt Lake City. For the life of me I can't figure out how that religion developed. There seems to be such strange things they hang on to. They do impress me with their wonderful Mormon Tabernacle Choir, however. I bought a couple Cds and have been playing them in the car. I also admire their honor of family but not for the reasons they hold true.

We had a great day in the wild life world. Just as we were passing the Nevada/Wyoming border, we were shocked to see a bull moose about twenty feet from us in the median. At first it appeared as if he were struggling to get sure footing becauswe it was steep there. We all worried he was going to come up on the road and run in front of us. It was certainly a close sighting and we all loved seeing him. Later as it got closer to evening , we saw prong horned antelope in the fields. They were grazing in the fields for miles. I speculate we saw about fifty or more of them. It was a serene and beautiful sight. When we reached Rawlins we were searching for a motel and came around a turn in the road when we saw cars stopped. (Always a good sign of wildlife in view). We aren't sure what type of mule deer with huge racks. The racks were the big attraction of course. There must of been about five or six of them and they were all male. The sight of wildlife in their natural environment is a thrill each time.

As fortunate we were with wildlife, finding a motel was not as easy. We ended up in a Travelodge that is NOT clean and we paid exceedly more than any of those we have stayed in to date. Ridiculous. However, all the hotels were full but this one, so we were thankful to find a place to lay our weary heads. We will walk away and try not to remember this one.