Day 061 – 7/24/11 Pass Road to Beaver

After a long drive back from the airport, arriving at Milford early morning, we went back to Penny’s Diner for some coffee to get us going.  There we ran into a group of twenty or so young adults on a cross-country bike ride for cancer (4kfourcancer.org).  As a board member for the local Habitat for Humanity I’m familiar with their model, which is similar to Bike and Build.  Each young adult is responsible for raising a given amount of money before the trip starts, whether from their pocket or from pledges.

4kforcancer cyclists

We only ran into one car on the Pass Road from Milford to Beaver.  Three people in a white, light truck, by far the car of choice in the Great Basin, stopped to see how Cindy and I were doing and gave us some water.

The last two people met were the proprietor and assistant at the Beaver KOA.  We normally would not stay at a KOA because of the expense.  However, we were given $20 out of pocket from the Bishop of the Mormon Church in Beaver.  This was in lieu of allowing Ky’s trailer to be parked on the church grounds.  We were told that the McDonald’s in town had wifi, but nobody mentioned they keep their outlets about twelve feet high to keep kids from getting at them.

Not much else was open because of Pioneer Days.  This is a special holiday in Utah that occurs on July 24^th.  We noticed rodeos being held in every sizable town as part of the week-end celebration.  To solve our wifi and camping issues together we struck a deal with Stephanie Joyner, Beaver KOA manager, to get a tent site for $20, using the funds provided by the good Bishop.

Stephanie, Manager of Beaver KOA, and Grandson

It was important to get wifi in Beaver because we do not know when we will next have it available.  It’s possible we could have access in a week, or none again for three weeks, when we reach Moab.  I wanted to get the Nevada issue of the newsletter out before then.  This one will include features on Trail Angels in Nevada and the Ely Lions Club.