July 30th, 2005 at 4:12 pm
The drive to Rock Springs was quite fun. North of the Wyoming state line on US-191, there’s about 15 miles of fresh blacktop and sweeping curves with nary a soul. The highway following the edge of a plateau, looking at the window gave an impression that I was flying low in the mountains. The lead foot was begging, “Please, please…”
One point of suspense: in Colorado, someone else had sped up behind me on the way up the mountains, and as we turned a curve, he tried to pass, only to see the oncoming truck. I slowed down and moved over into the shoulder to hopefully avoid an accident. I heard brakes behind me but no collision. Shortly afterwards, the white car was back, passing me at what had to be 70 in a 45. No, it wasn’t a
So I get to the top of the mountains before Dinosaur, CO, and there’s a wonderful view of the valley I had just come up. I reach for the nice camera, and…nothing. The camera could be turned on in playback, but it wouldn’t take pictures. It was a shame. Even after I had dropped it at Carlson Vineyards, it still took pictures, and now it doesn’t. I’ll have to see if there’s a camera repairman in Rock Springs, but I doubt it.
Near Dinosaur, CO, is Dinosaur National Park, where I took a picture with the phone camera:
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Ride ‘Em Dinosaur This dinosaur, outside Dinosaur National Park, features a saddle where kids and adults can ride for pictures. |
The damaged camera meant no pictures of the Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area, but I was able to get a picture of the Flaming Gorge Dam:
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Flaming Gorge Dam On US-191 north of Vernal, UT. |
So I’ve arrived in Rock Springs. There is a lot of construction on the highways, and there will be a new Wingate Inn here. Oil booms can be a good thing.
Update: 10:17pm: I put new batteries in the camera, and it works again. This would normally be funny except that the camera didn’t warn me that my original batteries were low. Maybe something is goofy with it, but it’s not as bad as I had feared.
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