The next morning we decided to drive out to Pipe Springs. In was built as a fort primarily to house "tithing life stock" but was used to house polygamist wives at one point and other purposes. On our way there we stopped at the school in Colorado City, Arizona and visited with our old friend and builder, Craig Chatwin, for a few minutes. He looked good and seemed very happy. It was a celebration day at the school and the students were dressed up. Girls were in high hills and boys with ties. It was a far cry from the typical Colorado City/Hilldale look. He told us that he had taught math in SLC last year but Ginia had stayed at home and it just didn't work so her moved back to Colorado City. He is no longer the Principal but enjoys his teaching.
One of the things that I enjoyed in Pipe Springs was the fact that they had decorated for Christmas. We had a native American tour guide who seemed to fit exactly into the environment. It was an experience that I would recommend to anyone wanting a fun trip.
This last picture is called a "Mormon Couch". The bottom pulls out to make a double bed.
The grounds were as interesting as the fort. There were wagons, the spring, live animals, old grass and stick structures for shade, a "motel" of cattlemen bringing in the stock, labeled desert plants and a nice visitors center with a movie of the history of the site.
We got to visit with many friends while we were there. We met Conway and Pauline Clayton and Jill MacArthur (friends from Heber Valley Camp) at the Festival of Trees in St. George on Saturday and then went to church and over to dinner with Clayton's on Sunday.
On Monday we drove up to Cedar and had lunch with Roger and Jane Halladay and then they had a little open house for us to visit with old Cedar friends. Not too many came but it was fun to visit with those who did and it was great to see all the remodeling that the Halladays have done to their home.
We had dinner one night with Don and Becky Murphy and it was fun to catch up on their lives and what is happening with their kids. They have a little "Park Model" permanent trailer in St. George that they live in in the winter and the have another trailer in the Idaho mountains that the spend the summer in.
We were able to go through a session in the St George Temple. It was nice to visit it again. The visitor's center was decorated for Christmas so that was nice.
I've scrambled days a bit but another fun day trip was a visit to Zion's Nat'l Park. It is always amazing to look at the beauty of that area.
On Friday evening before we headed home we were able to meet Jerry and Colleen Bybee at Red Lobster for a wonderful meal. With some friends it doesn't seem to matter how little you see each other the bonds are still strong. That was the way we felt with so many people that we were able to spend time with that week.
Saturday morning we hooked up the trailer and then headed north to Cedar. We had arranged to meet Amy and Wesson at IHOP and it was so much fun to see Wesson jump excitedly when he saw us. After we ate we went over and saw their very nice townhome. I was nice to know that they are so well settled there. Our drive home was uneventful and the trailer is now covered and ready for winter.
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