Flaming Gorge Dam and Jarvie's Ranch

Flaming Gorge was gorgeous and flaming red today.

We visited the Dam and went on the Dam tour (hehehe).

We learned a lot about how electricity is produced through the Dam and how the Dam almost overflowed in 1983.

Our Dam Tour guide (hehehe) told us a funny Dam joke.

What did the fish say when he hit the wall? (Dam)

 

We also visited a historic site called Jarvie's Ranch.

John Jarvie lived there in the early 1900's.

He was murdered by some theives in 1909.

There was his cabin he lived in and his store. 

He also had a black smith's shop and a livery.

Supposedly he housed Billy the Kid at one time.

There were even very old graves of a few others who had lived on or by the ranch many years ago.

On our way home, we took a scenic route.

Hiram and I were petrified as we drove across the swinging bridge.

It's a bridge that's suspended by pulleys.

Nothing is holding it up underneath, just wires spanning the whole length of the bridge hold it up.

I screamed for Daddy to stop the car before he started to cross.

I was sure our car wasn't supposed to go on the bridge and that we would fall if we did go across.

We ended up going across it 3 times!!!

After the first time, I was certain we were going the wrong way.

The second time, after looking at the map, we knew that was the right way so . . .

We went across a third time. 

Ahhhh, I was so scared and thought we would go crashing down into the river below us.

We've missed Daddy since he's been working so hard for 5 days in a row.

We are glad to have him home for a few days.

We always get to do fun things when Daddy's home.