Arrived in Nephi. Wonderful ride, even if the weather wasn't

Incidently, I don't think I've mentioned the route in detail. This is essentially the route that Dave worked out.

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I hope this link works.

I realized today, on my way from the South Rim, (Tusayan) to Nephi, that there were several stretches of road, that I had come to think of as boring, and I have no idea why, now that I think about it, since I've never been on them. Luckily for me, they were MUCH more interesting than I was expecting. I especially liked the stretch of 64 from the south rim, to 89. And I had also assumed the stretch of 89 from there to Kanab would be dull too. Wow, was I wrong. I took a few meager pictures. Unfortunately, there were way too much fabulous scenery, and precious few pullouts. (I'm partial to paved pull outs). I left at about 7am, and arrived in Nephi at about 5pm (az time) or 6pm "Utah" time. I think it was about 463 miles worth. For comparison, yesterday, I left at 6am, and arrived at 2:30pm, with 415 miles.

I hit some rain north of Kanab, and when I made the jump over to I-15 via 20, the rain let up. It was good, since the temperature had risen considerably, to a whopping 82. Doesn't sound bad, but under the rain gear (frogg toggs) it was getting a little warm. I wrapped my wallet and cell phone etc in zip lock and decided to take my chances. (Actually, the weather looked better to the north, so it seemed reasonable.)

The whole day was great scenery. Perhaps a little less so, when I got onto I-15, but I really made some good time, as compared to 89. North of Kanab the speed limit tends to vary, depending on whether you're coming through a community or not. The max speed along 89 was 65, and was frequently 35, or so. Whereas, along I-15, it was 80mph along some stretches, believe it or not, and 75 for the rest!