Mona Pole Road/Halloween

Today we had another four-wheeler adventure. Uncle, J Wayne, his friend Jan Anderson, and I met in Santaquin and headed for Mona. We unloaded the the four wheelers and proceeded up the Mona Pole Road into the canyon of the same name. The road leads around the base of Mount Nebo, and it was a very steep climb at the outset, with a very rough trail. It is late fall and the colors are subtle and subdued, but beautiful, nonetheless. We followed the road all the way to the Nebo Loop road, then returned to the base after a pleasant lunch at trail's end. Jan treated us to Ice cream at the Red Barn, just south of Santaquin. This evening the trick-or-treaters arrived.

 We started at the foot of Mount Nebo, northeast of Mona

 The vehicle, clean and dust-free

 We climbed until we reached the pine forest

 And the aspens beyond

 Beautiful in late fall

 J Wayne, Uncle, and Jan 

 The sun brought color to life

 An old mine road with Nebo in the distance

 The valley below

Frozen stream

 The color is mellow and beautiful (that is Timp 

center rear in the far distance)

 We circled clear around to the back side of Nebo

 Waiting for the others to catch up

 Lunch al fresco

 Our lunch view

 A tiny gem of a lake just off the road

 The last remnants of fall

 The steep drop back to base

Ice cream at the Red Barn

Pumpkins galore

Jack-o-lantern

Halloween sunset

A wonderful Halloween by any standard! That's all for now.

OXO

D.