Ted and I tried to start a tradition of going to look at the Autumn colors every year. It started two years ago - and we missed last year. Tradition isn't going very well - but, this year we managed to go. This year we went on the Alpine Loop. It's a scenic drive through Utah County and I have to say we couldn't have gone to a more lovely area. So damned beautiful up there. Let me describe it a bit. It starts in Alpine and goes by the Timpanogas Cave and keeps going up and up. The summit is over 8,000 feet. It's a VERY narrow two-laned road that in most places the speed limit is 20 miles per hour. It has several pull outs so that you can stop and look at the scenery. We ended at Sundance Resort where enjoyed an hour-long round trip ride on the ski lift and went way up the mountain and then turned around and came back. It was AMAZING!!! On the way up, the sun beat down on us and caused a little sunburn. On th...
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