Mule deer doe and fawn--historic Fruita

Fri, 7/31/09

Singletree Na Forest CG, Near Torrey, UT: We planned on just kicking back today and enjoy this pretty campground. After showering and then filling the fresh water tank, we did just that. I sat outside reading/dozing and all of a sudden there’s a chipmunk trying to get up in my lap. Scared the crap outta me! So I went in and got some raw peanuts in the shell and put a bunch on the ground. Watched him filling his little pouches with peanuts and watched the hummers dive bombing each other over the feeder. They zip all over the place. Anyway, it kept me amused. Later in the afternoon we drove back down into the pretty valley and Torrey for dinner. There are some really nice homes in the hills outside of Torrey and a beautiful ranch--Shooting Star Ranch. This place has acres and acres of beautiful, lush pastures (kept that way because of a sprinkling system) enclosed with these rustic, zig-zag fencing. They keep horses. And this whole valley is surrounded by the most spectacular scenery. We had dinner again at the Kiva Café and then drove around the little town of Torrey. There are some old, abandoned homesteads—some of them about to collapse. Very historic though. Drove back up into the high country and our campground. We noticed a four-wheel drive dirt road going up further into the mountain. Forget four-wheel drive! How about eight-wheel drive—or better yet, as Mike said, maybe a M1-A1 Abrahams! Back home and finished off our pies we bought yesterday. Mine was the best strawberry-rhubarb pie I’ve ever had. Tomorrow we leave for Moab, UT, with full hook-ups, wi-fi, and cable. High in the mid-80s. No rain today.