After a conversation with a fellow traveler at the KOA last evening about cool things to do in Flaming Gorge, this morning we headed north on US-191. All along the way are signs indicating which geologic formation is visible and what kinds of fossils are present. Also we saw a lot of mining activity until we actually crossed into the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Our first stop was the Flaming Gorge Dam where we were able to take a dam tour just minutes after we arrived. Built beginning in 1958 in addition to the power generation here this dam’s primary purpose is to hold the waters of the Green River in reserve and to release them as needed to Lake Mead and Lake Powell for their power generators. At 47 stories tall this concrete dam looks quite impressive! It’s equipped with diversion gates to regulate the temperature of the river for the fish and we visitors are encouraged to feed the fish that congregate near the fish deck. Tossing a handful of fish feed into the water creates quite a frenzy of activity!
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
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