August 29-31, 2011 Mt. Carmel, UT

We've arrived at our destination. We're at the Mt Carmel RV & Motel. Since we didn't bring our vintage trailer we found a vintage motel. A little dated but clean as a pin and they even gave you a dog to pet. His name was Bo and he'd come around a couple of times a day just to see what was going on. Betsy started her art class and the first thing we learned was that the published schedule (9am to 5pm with an hour lunch) had been thrown out the window. The new schedule was begin at 9am, stop at about 12:30pm and then not resume until 3:30pm and quit about 6pm. The reason for the change was the heat and humidity. Betsy and I didn't think it was that hot, but some of the other students were from northern CA, northern UT, Quebec so I guess it's okay. I did manage to check out an antique store in Kanab, drove by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (first class outfit), and drove up to Cedar Breaks National Monument which is at the 10,000 foot level. I arrived at about 10am and it was 55 degree's with an absolutely howling wind. There were a couple of overlooks that I was concerned about due to the wind. Cedar Breaks is somewhat similar to Bryce Canyon which is only about 50 miles to the north, but much smaller. Betsy's art classes lasted 3 days. She said she learned quite a bit, and I managed to stay busy.