Peggy and I decided to explore the west side of the valley where we are camped in Manti near the big Morman Tavernacle. We headed back north on US-89 to Ephraim where we stopped and got a replacement rear turn signal lamp at the local NAPA store. They had the part and I gave them about $1.50 and walked out happy.
We continued a few miles north and then turned on UT-117 to the town of Wales. It does not look like any pictures I have seen of Wales. Maybe I was looking in the wrong places. From Wales we got on a very well maintained gravel road and drove south down the west edges of the grasslands and prairie. West of us were some big hills but the scenery was none too exciting. We saw many cows. There were also some sheep. From almost everywhere we drove, we could see the Tavernacle in Manti.
On the way home, we made another stop at Miller’s Drive-In for shakes and they were awful good again. After a stop for fuel we headed back to the campground in order to replace the tail light lamp without any clues how to change bulbs in a fixture with mystery fasteners. After maybe too long, due to consuming some of my favorite chocolate bar, I was able to figure out how to replace the tail light lamp. It was quite a bit easier on my old Toyotas, maybe because the method required was self-evident. Nevertheless, I was successful although I don’t know why. I had some more fun dumping the tanks and otherwise prepping for our departure tomorrow for the Capitol Reef area further south in Utah.