A night in the country

My friend Buford, me, and my boys went out for an awsome evening in the country a few nights ago. We headed out the Kougarok Road to go to Pilgrim Hotsprings, about 60 miles on the main road and then another 10 or so down a side road to the springs. Its the site of an old Catholic orphanage and sits on the Pilgrim river, which has great King Salmon fishing. The tub is a little rickety and is covered in moss, but its still awsome. The water is pretty scalding hot, but once you're in, feels so good.



I've never actually driven to the end of the main road. I was always under the impression that it was only about another 5 miles so I never bothered actually going to the end. Since I'm leaving I decided that I ought to just go see it, so I went on ahead. Its actually about another 25 miles and its gorgeous. They call the area Cottonwood and I could see why. The rolling hills are blanketed in white and its just so pretty.



There are several cabins, old and new, bunches of great spots to fish and hang out along the river, and a couple of cool bridges to cross. The end of the road turns into a trail that you can follow for as long as you'd like I imagine. The area is just beautiful and although very similar to the rest of the scenery, is still notably different. After being in a place where there are just 3 roads leading in different directions, you become accustomed pretty quickly to what each road looks like. Seeing different scenery, after almost 5 years of the same, was definitely cool.



The seals on the doors of my car are all pretty busted up so the dust just pours in. Although it makes for a dusty, dusty ride, its always worth it. The car still carries so many memories of Mike so I love having it, busted seals or not.

These pictures were all taken between about 6pm and 10pm. I still can't get over how cool it is to have bright, sunny, nights. I'll miss this road and this sun!