Springville, Utah: Another driving day, but what a beautiful drive north on Highway 89 towards The Great Salt Lake. Stunning views all days. Some agricultural land, some ranch land, but most was through Forest Service and other public lands. Highway 89 follows the Sevier River (a north-flowing river) and passes through pretty little towns settled my - guess what - Mormon pioneers. So many of the houses are brick, ancient and very well maintained:

Nothing fancy, but clean and the servers are very friendly. Mom's Cafe is famous for a fried-dough disk they call a scone. No one in Scotland or the United Kingdom would recognize Mom's scone as one. To me, it is a sopaipilla, or even an elephant ear without the cinnamon sugar. Slightly sweet, the scones at Mom's are served with a disgusting chemical-laden honey-butter "topping". Avoid the "topping", but try the scone.


For some reason DT decided to try the special - Chicken Pot Pie:

I would stop to Mom's Cafe again, but I'd have the burger. They just automatically bring the scone to every table free of charge. Don't be fooled by a restaurant claiming to have "home made" food. A restaurant is not home.
We checked into a campsite just south of Provo, Utah and spent the rest of the day with Chris & Laura. Remember how we took Mary & Steve's #4, Cory, out to dinner last week in Las Vegas? Chris is Mary & Steve's #3. (#1 and #2 live in Portland.) We love to see the kids whenever and wherever we can!

Laura made a huge platter of (home made, in her home) manicotti, a Caesar salad and bread.

After dinner we all drove to a recreation center in Spanish Fork to watch Laura play centerfield for the Black Unicorns.

A great night with the kids!
Until my next update, I remain, your Motherly correspondent.
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