Hell-o world, I am still alive! I'm sure no one was actually wondering, but each time I thought of updating I wondered! This past Saturday we went on a little adventure! My husband is so much like his dad, if they are not working on Saturdays it's a day to get out of the house! No house or yard work!!! Saturday is a day for DOING something fun or GOING somewhere not home! As this was one of Paul's Saturdays not working (as a coal miner it always varies) we had to GO! No one had any suggestions, so he had to come up with a plan on his own! The rest of us are usually up for adventure, just not planning it! He did well all on his own! We went "exploring" Nine Mile Canyon. This road starts in Wellington, UT (just east of Price) and eventually will end up in Myton, UT(between Duchesne and Roosevelt). Paul read the info and printed out driving instructions (6 times) and said the road was 40 miles. It was dirt, but easily taken in a "family sedan" according to the info sheet. I must say that it needed to have rained the day before, because my van is so dusty you almost can't tell its red! According to our info sheet Nine Mile Road was the most important in the early development of the Uintah Basin (I grew up there and had never heard of this?). The road was carved in the late 1880's and was needed to supply the 300 soldiers garrisoned at Fort Duchesne, and it linked with the nearest rail head in Price. For the next quarter of a century the road was the most heavily traveled in eastern Utah. It was the main route for stagecoach, mail,freight, an telegraph into the Uintah Basin. It was a 6 day journey by wagon from Price to Ft. Duchesne. Thankfully it didn't take us that long!!
This was the first stop we made to see petroglyphs up close! You can kind of see them at the side of the girls' heads. All along the way we saw a plethora of amazing petroglyphs! And the girls found them so cool, until they had seen ENOUGH! But we also got to see the "pigs head" rock
And Nutter's Ranch which once had a 15 room hotel and a saloon. The ranch was also used as a relay station for the telegraph between Ft. Duchesne and Price, and one of the cabins housed soldiers assigned to the telegraph relay! And a ghost town (Harper). Also on this little trip we got to see one of the most well known petroglyph panels, The Hunter Panel. 
Even Nathan got to get in on the fun! He got to pose in this picture and go on a little hike to see lots of petroglyphs but mostly he was just chillin' in his seat!
And Nutter's Ranch which once had a 15 room hotel and a saloon. The ranch was also used as a relay station for the telegraph between Ft. Duchesne and Price, and one of the cabins housed soldiers assigned to the telegraph relay! And a ghost town (Harper). Also on this little trip we got to see one of the most well known petroglyph panels, The Hunter Panel. Even Nathan got to get in on the fun! He got to pose in this picture and go on a little hike to see lots of petroglyphs but mostly he was just chillin' in his seat!
When I said that Paul said it was40 miles, he didn't read all of his info correctly! In his mind(and what he told me) it was a 40 mile long dirt road that started in Wellington and ended in Myton. I wondered how that could be, but didn't ask, since I was just along for the ride! Actually, Nine Mile Road is 40 miles until you get to the turn for Gate Canyon. Gate Canyon is the road that you take to get to Myton, which is 37 miles long all by itself! I would suggest doing what we did, Do the whole Nine Mile Road and forget about Gate Canyon. When you've seen all you can in Nine Mile, turn around and go back to Price for dinner(unless of course, you have a good reason to go to Myton?)! Over all, this was a fun little day trip and enjoyed by all! Thanks Paulie!
