January 21, 2026

Today we wandered up Escalante Canyon. We saw around 20 desert bighorns but they were pretty far out in the fields at what we called the Lowe Place when I worked for a bit down there. It always brings back fond memories of those days down there. No television…just games or reading in the evenings. So quiet then…it’s gotten much busier now…like most places. We went as far as the Sawtell. It was getting a bit muddy in spots with the few spots of melting snow. It was 45 degrees down there. We usually see turkeys down there but not today. It was actually less busy than usual today, which was nice. It was hard to come back on the highway. You could feel the peace ebb away. Then as we got to Delta and looked up the valley the smog was heavy. We didn’t look forward to coming home and breathing that foul air. We sure need more people to move in here…not.  Oh well, it was still a beautiful escape into God’s wonderful creation. 

Amazing this large ponderosa growing in rock high on a cliff face.

The Lowe Place and Ben Lowe table rock.