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On our last trip to Utar we ran across this frozen -well thawing- lake on our way out to our friends' new home in Midway. Thor and I were both stunned by the clarity of the day, the bright sun and the deep blue in the sky. The air was crisp and the ice was beginning to crack. As we drove there were several places where the ice had cracked completely across the lake.

Does anyone know why the ice cracks only across the lake in one direction? (I want to say it was W/E, but frankly I'm not sure.) Did I miss the cracks going the other way?

I also saw huge birds just sitting out on the ice, amazingly large birds. At first I thought they were dogs or coyotes, but nope, just big ol' birds.

We drove out to Sundance to see what all the fuss is about. Yes it's pretty, however it begged the question: "Where does everyone stay when they have the festival?" Seriously, unless we missed something, driving there would be a nightmare if more than 10 cars were involved, and it looked like only a few cabins were on the property. Where's the theatre? All the buildings were relatively small. Maybe I am wrong, but if you know the answers I'd love to hear them.

Speaking of Midway, have you ever been out there? It's like a tiny Tyrolian Village, with many of the buildings painted with flowers, Swiss Flags, and lots of "gingerbread" on the roof lines and door ways. I understand they have a great interest in community festivals and pretty much every season has some huge event to gather the folks who live there. Large grass covered fields with horses roaming and running free, skiing that rivals the best of Utah, plenty of parks and shopping, art guilds, cowboy poetry, ice skating, and that lake just around the bend. Seems like a great place to live... if you can stand the cold.

Well, that's it for today. A rather random post, but there you go. Suitable for an April Fool I suppose.