New Years

On Highway 6, halfway between Spanish Fork and Price lies Soldier Summit. With an elevation of 7477 feet, it is a 2900 foot elevation gain from the valley down below. On the summit is a Tesoro gas station, which just so happened to be closed as the clock struck midnight and rang us into 2011. Temperatures in the canyon got as low as -15*F. How do we know this? We just so happened to bring in the new year on Soldier Summit. Our great friends; Chris, Tara and gang (with trailer and rock crawler in tow) were coming to visit us this weekend, and when Price was in their rear view, they were on track to arriving at 10:30pm, enough time to play some games, celebrate the new year and be in bed by 12:30. Luckily, another traveler informed them one of their trailer tires looked like it was going to fall off. Trailer bearing failed on one axle, and they had too much of a load to let one axle take the full load. For some random reason, 2 hours earlier I had shoveled the snow off of our flatbed, so when we got the call we were able to get our winter gear on, load up the trailer and be on our way in 15 minutes. While Chris and I were making the trailer swap, we got the call that the new year was about to ring in, hence why we spent new years eve on Soldier Summit. Definitely a first for all involved, but a good time was had. We're all happy and healthy in 2011, so no complaints!

Here's the best picture I was able to get with dim lighting and a cell phone.