More Friends

This afternoon we went over to Dennis and Cheryl's and spent some time looking at the brochures they picked up from the BLM Field Office and other places. We talked about all the exciting things to do and wonderful sights to see at the Utah national parks and state parks we will visit over the next couple of weeks.

Ken also helped to initiate Dennis into the mysteries of the Droid operating system and the world of Android apps. We hope he now has at least a start at picking some of the 40,000 apps to download and use.

We went to the Riverwalk Grill at Sunriver (the community where Dennis and Cheryl live) for dinner, where we were joined by some old friends from the Ramblin' Rogues, Joe and Chris Viers. They moved to St. George a few years ago, and we had not seen them for some time. We had a very tasty meal and great company. The restaurant has a good view of the mountains and a pleasant ambiance.

After dinner we enjoyed a concert at Dixie State College presented by the Southern Utah Heritage Choir. Titled "An American Tribute," the concert celebrated Monday's Memorial Day holiday. In addition to the choir, the concert featured a very talented trumpet player, a harpist, and a violinist plus organ and piano accompaniment.

We were surprised to find the name "Dixie" prominent in local place names. Evidently it derives from the thriving cotton agriculture promoted by the early Mormon settlers.

We walked around the campground under the starlight when we got home, noticing the campers who had joined us since we left this afternoon and listening to the crickets.