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Tuesday, 10 September 2019

The Logan Canyon and Bear Lake


After my morning walk we were taken by Carlo and Sidne to Bear Lake about 40 miles away via Logan Canyon. Bear Lake is on the border of Utah and Idaho and covers about 109 sq. miles with an average depth of about 90ft. It was very quiet as the tourist industry almost closes down after Labor Day holiday the first weekend of September. It will pick up again in the winter when skiing and snowmobiling starts. 
Bear Lake is a unique turquoise-blue colour due to the refraction of limestone suspended in the lake. It is a very attractive place but has a lethal hill (8%) from where this photo was taken down to the lakeside 
Sidne and a lady with a big hat bought for a dollar in a Cancer Charity Shop in Los Gatos. 
Gaye minus that hat with our wonderful hosts Carlo and Sidne. We first met them 15 years ago when Fraser and Leslie got engaged and since then we have seen them many times as they have been to Scotland 3 times and we have visited them in Mendon, Utah about 8 times. We have travelled Highway 1 in California with them and also northern California plus a holiday in Hawaii with them and Fraser and Leslie in 2007. They love Scotland and hope to come again sometime soon when Graham Travel service will try and plan something special for them.

Monday, 1 August 2016

A Day at The Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel

After experiencing Langholm Common Riding Carlo and Sidne started a whirlwind tour of the South of Scotland and Northumberland. First stop on Saturday morning was The Kelpies at Falkirk. 
After an initial shower of rain the weather improved and the blue skies appeared. The tour was interesting but the guide talks a lot of claptrap just to please the foreign tourists. It really is not worth paying the money for the tour as they can be appreciated without all the claptrap that goes with it. The young girl giving the talk was nice but totally out of her depth. 

The Kelpies from the Lock gates 
From the Kelpies we headed to the Falkirk Wheel. By now the weather was improving and we took the 1 hour trip on the slowest boat in Scotland. It is spectacular but how they draw out the trip.
Sidne & Carlo enjoying the boat trip.
The canal aqueduct from the boat
The excellent view of the Ochils from the Wheel

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