Picto Diary - 1 to 14 May 2024 - Sgt. Bill Hooser
Above: Park City Mountain. Park City, UT. 04 May 2024.
Image from Park Meadows by LSDM walkers.
Above: I-15 Overpass. Southbound. Noonish. Two miles north of Santaquin, Utah County, Utah. 05 May 2025.
Image: Utah police officers, seen on overpass and in oncoming lanes, honor a Santaquin, UT police officer (yet to be named) who was intentionally killed only, only four hours earlier, two miles south of this point, by the driver of a semi-truck.
On our way to Ivins, UT, driving south on I-15 around 11:30 AM, Margaret and I were awe-struck and moved by the sight of police and emergency vehicles atop each overpass (at least a dozen overpasses) from Murray to Santaquin. We were aware that a police officer had not long before been killed in deliberate fashion by a perp, then still at large. As we noted these scenes of cops honoring one of their own, we expressed gratitude to one another for the "thin blue line" that separates our civilization from anarchy and chaos. Our hearts go out to the family of the slain officer. Knowing of anti-police attitudes affecting many areas of our country, it is our hope that more Utahns will have a healthy respect for the police's critical contribution to making Utah a great place to live as they reflect on this tragic incident.
Note: As I pen this note twenty-four hours later, the suspect has been apprehended. A news account is here: Utah police officer killed by semi-truck, suspect arrested after hours-long manhunt (msn.com)
Above: Motoqua, Utah. 07 May 2024.
Out and about in the 392.
Bishop pursues his never-ending quest to go to Utah locations never before visited by Guzzi or Peterbilt.
Above: Ivins, UT. Palisades. Ivins, UT. 09 May 2024.
Overnight bloom of TIMDT cactus.
Above: Circleville, UT. 09 May 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.
Butch Cassidy boyhood home.
Repositioning the bike from Ivins to Park City. 350 miles in coolish temps. Periodic showers.
Above: Palisades, Ivins, UT. 11 May 2024.
Bishop and Koessler. Koessler had business in St George and stayed a couple of nights with Mom and Dad.
Above: Palisades. Ivins, UT. 11 May 2024.
AM Walk.
Bird of Paradise in full bloom.
Above: Palisades, Ivins, UT. 11 May 2024.
TIMDT. AM walk on the Toe Trail.
Above: Gayle DeWitt Taylor. 1918 to 2010. 12 May 2024
Happy Mother's Day.
Above: Mynduveroan and Glynda. Mary Hailey social media post. Ocala, FL 12 May 2024
Happy Mother's Day to "the other grandma!"
Above: Palisades, Ivins, UT. 12 May 2024.
TIMDT brushes Freddie. Freddie tolerates me but he is clearly TIMDT's dog.
Happy Mother's Day to this granny!
Above: UCCU Events Center, Provo, UT. 13 May 2024. Image by Dave of Utah 1033 Foundation.
Funeral service for Sgt. Bill Hooser, Santaquin police officer murdered in action in I-15, Santaquin, UT, on 05 May 2024. Governor Spencer Cox is the speaker at the time this image was taken.
Above: Gunlock Falls, Washington County, UT. 13 May 2024.
Out and about in the 392.
Lottsa water this year. Second year running for Gunlock Reservoir overflow.
Above: Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, UT. 14 May 2024.
AM Walk. Mojave Desert Turtles out in force as weather warms up.