We overnighted in the Wal Mart parking lot in Price, Utah last night then got back on U.S. 6 and continued on our way to Provo, 75 miles away. We noticed that we were climbing when we left Price. I can't remember how long we climbed but I remember seeing an elevation sign that said "Elevation 7,700" at the time we commented on the elevation sign but did not understand why it was there. We should have known --- we were on Soldier Summit. Shortly we knew why the elevation sign was there. We started seeing road signs warning of a steep grade ahead. Those signs are something that RV'ers pay attention to. Anyway, we are on top of what turns out to be a tremendous grade. We started dropping at that sign and didn't stop dropping until we exited on I-15 some 35-miles away. I can't think of any grade that we have been on that stretched out for so long, it just went on and on while we dropped 3,000 feel in elevation.

This is part-four of a four-part series of travel logs covering the down hill grade from Price to Provo, Utah on US-6: The other travel logs in this series are here:

Soldier Summit ** US-6 Price to Provo ** Steep grade on US-6 ** Price to Provo on US-6

Wasatch Mountain Range

Wasatch Mountains

Snow capped mountains loom everywhere we look.

Beautiful roadcut

Rocks exposed in this roadcut have changed to yet another strata of sedimentary rock.

Now a completely different layer of sedimentary rock appears. This layer has to be much older than the rock layers we were seeing at the top of this grade but what is it?

Traffic on US-6 heading away from Provo and Salt Lake City

Again boats and ATV's heading away for the Memorial Day weekend and this is Friday morning. One can only imagine the exodus that will take place later this afternoon.

Traffic on US-6 heading away from Provo and Salt Lake City

Motorcycles have joined the parade of RV's and boats heading away for the weekend. Note that we continue to drop in altitude. The train has long ago taken another route. We are getting closer to I-15 and the valley. Note vegetation in the picture and U.S. 6 has become a large 4-lane. Those headed in our direction have 30 miles of climbing ahead of them.

US-6 as we near Provo, Utah the steep grade continues to fall

We may be getting closer to I-15 but the grade has not subsided. Like I said that grade goes on and on and on for an unbelievably long time.

The sedimentary formations continue to change as well.

I-15 Provo, Utah

We are finally on I-15 and only 5-miles from our exit in Provo. We are going to explore an alpine drive on that mountain in front of us later this afternoon.

This is part-four of a four-part series of travel logs covering the down hill grade from Price to Provo, Utah on US-6: The other travel logs in this series are here:

Soldier Summit ** US-6 Price to Provo ** Steep grade on US-6 ** Price to Provo on US-6

Mike & Joyce Hendrix

Until next time remember how good life is.