WHEN TAKING A PASS IS NOT THE EASY WAY OUT

When we leave Tater Pickin' Idaho by way of Interstate 15 

for Turkey Pluckin' Utah in the spring... 

...the highway looks like this.

In the winter the trip is something else.

This is Malad (malad meaning BAD) pass.

Not only is there snow and ice...

...but there are snow plows kicking up powder and lowering visibility.

As much as we appreciate the work they do to clear the way...

...it was a relief to put this big guy in the rear view mirror.

This is another item we like to see behind us.

We travel down into Utah as the eighteen wheelers race up.

In the spring Northern Utah is green and scenic.

In the winter Northern Utah is, well, white and scenic.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit with family.  We stayed for 

two days and didn't return until the cows came home.