Picto Diary - 15 to 17 February 2025 - Ivins break
Above: Kayenta Art Village, Ivins, UT. 15 February 2025.
Geezer group sings Eagles and Beatles ballads.
Good!
We are joined by friends, Mr. Maine and 777. Nice weather here at 2700 feet on the lip of the Mojave Desert. 60-degree daytime highs.
Above: Kayenta Art Village. Ivins, UT. 16 February 2025.
Artist Trish Ayers and one of her fabulous southwest art inspired totems.
Trish also happens to be our son-in-law B1b's aunt.
Above: Palisades, Ivins, UT. 16 February 2025.
Installation of Joshua Tree sculpture purchased at Kayenta Art Village. At far left is our house guest, Mrs. Maine. Just in front of the sculpture being anchored by the sculptor is the dead real Joshua Tree that the sculpture is replacing. Far right is sculptor's wife. If you can't successfully grow a Joshua Tree, at least you can sculpt one!
Above: Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, UT. 17 February 2025.
TIMDT and Freddie. AM walk.
Above: Steve's Steak House, Richfield, UT. 17 February 2025.
DCJ (The Monk). Still active rancher in Sevier County, UT. Sold his main ranch two years ago but grows alfalfa and runs cows on his still owned lower properties near Salina. Morphing into philanthropist as he has funded an agriculture related professorship at Utah State University in his dad's honor. He has a European trip planned in Spring. The Monk met me at Steve's Steakhouse on my drive from Ivins to Park City.
Above: I-15, Juab County, UT. 17 February 2025.
Mt. Nebo. 11,959 feet. Southern most peak in the Wasatch. I liked the sunset lighting on the mountain with the rest of the image moving into dusk.
Addendum:
Hi Steve,
Hope you are doing well. I was interested in your comments about the Californians relocating to Utah. We are experiencing the same thing in our area.
We have fielded several calls from real estate agents just in the past month asking if we are interested in selling as they stated they had buyers from California that had seen our home and were interested in buying it. In the meantime, our neighbor across the street is in the process of relocating to another state for work and his real estate agent indicated this past month that in our area there are only 200 home listings, and they have over 2000 families from California looking to buy in the area.
Two of our newer neighbors are from California and they moved here prior to the recent fires. We live in one of the more conservative counties in Colorado and from their comments, it appears their current political bent was not compatible with living in California and one of the primary reasons they both “fled” that state.
The people that move into our area typically have the financial resources that allow them to freely move and you would think that the citizens of California and their liberal politicians (they continue to vote in) would be alarmed at what is happening. These are not the kind of citizens and stable taxpayers they can afford to continue to lose year in and year out without having longterm adverse consequences for their State.
Take Care,
Tim,
Montrose, CO
We have quite a few California transfers here. Many are like the ones you describe. And I agree. Many productive people seem to be leaving California.
What a neat tour of the slopes. Thanks!
Survival,
Hatch, UT
Love the pictures of Deer Valley. Thanks a million!
Music in the Mountains,
Racine, WI