Picto Diary - 21, 22, 23, 24 July 2018

Above: Henna tattoo on Roy. India Food Festival, Salt Lake City, UT. 21 July 2018.

Above: Indian Food Festival. Salt Lake City, UT. 21 July 2018.

Above: Sutton Foster. Utah Symphony. Deer Valley Amphitheater. 21 July 2018.

Above: Dad, his siblings, and spouses. Lake Powell, 1978.

Front from left: Vernald and Virginia Taylor Worthington; Margaret Taylor Holdaway and Reed Holdaway.

Rear from left: Weldon J. Taylor (dad) and Gayle DeWitt Taylor; Madge and Philip Taylor; Charmian Taylor and Robert Taylor: Aline and Paul Taylor; Sally Taylor and Richard Taylor.

In order of age.

Weldon and Gayle lived most of their married life in Provo, UT where Dad retired from Brigham Young University as Dean of College of Business (1960 to 1975). They lived in Egypt twice and in New York City, from 1950 to 1952 where Dad received his PhD in Marketing from NYU. Children: Stephen DeWitt Taylor (1945), Park City, UT. William DeWitt (Dee) Taylor (1948), Cottonwood Heights, UT.

Virginia and Vernald lived most of their married life in Arlington, VA where Vernald made a career of being owner of an oil recycling company. Children:

Paul and Alene. They lived at the Taylor family farm in Lake View, UT their entire married life. Paul later became a real estate broker. Children: Janet Taylor Dawson, Paula......, Bryce Taylor, Jill Taylor Ringer, Byron Taylor.

Reed and Margaret. Reed was a world renowned orthodontist. He and Margaret lived their entire married life in Springville, UT. Children:

Richard and Sally. Richard was an auto dealer and distributor in Marin County, California. He and Sally resided in Mill Valley, CA, where Sally resides to this day. Children:

Madge and Philip Philip worked for the Bureau of Land Management. He and Madge were assigned various places throughout the west. They bought a retirement home at Covered Bridge Canyon, an offshoot of Spanish Fork, UT Canyon. Children.

Robert and Charmian. Bob spent much of his career in the military. He and Charmian retired to Mapleton, UT, where Sally lives to this day. Children.

Note: I came across this small photo image going through old photos to digitize. Its an important image. This Facebook post is a work in progress. I would hope to "perfect" it with list of children (and their birthdates) of each couple, death dates of those (all but Charmian and Sally) who passed on. Spelling corrections. A better copy of the image etc. Any cousin Facebook friends that want to help don't hesitate to "Comment."

Above: KAT feeds bagel crumbs to the ducks. 22 July 2018.

Denying the ducks their God given right to self fulfillment.

Above: Busker. Park Silly Market. 23 July 2018.

Markco, nearby, drums up support!

Above: Dinosaur attacks family dinner. 23 July 2018.

Above: Starbucks. American Fork, UT. 24 July 2018.

Corner seat. Robust roast. What could be better?

Yet there is a tinge of unease. Something...what?...is not right...a sense of being off kilter. A feeling of foreboding.

Do my heebie jeebies derive from Starbucks' ambiguous bathrooms? Their homeless friendly shelter policy? Or, could it be that Starbucks' new, unsanitary "no straw" policy will lead to more pernicious plastic in the oceans, not to mention greater risk of food poisoning.

Has the STRAW broken the camel's back? Has Starbucks jumped the shark?

Cushy chairs at McDonalds or Maverick could push me over the brink. I can only take so much queasiness...cushy chairs notwithstanding. — drinking coffee at Starbucks.

Above: LSDM SHORT RIDE. Romeos. 24 July 2018.

WY SW Corner Monument.

His Higness. (in Utah)
Guzzi. (in Wyoming)
Montage (straddling state line)
Bishop. (in Wyoming)
Markco (in Wyoming)
KAT (in Wyoming) — eating coffe at Chalk Creek.

Above: LSDM. Morning Short Ride

SW WY Corner Monument

WORLD FIRST

Never in world history has this aggregation of vehicles been at this spot.

Can Am Spyder
BMW X Challenge
BMW K1200 R
Jaguar F Type
BMW F800 GS
BMW K1200 GT

Above: Bishop. Annual watching of French Connection. 24 July 2018.

Bishop channels Popeye with hat.

Addendum:

Great bonding with your grandson. And, you got to explore.

Bridge,
Palm Beach, FL

Bien dit. No better way, these days, to pass the time.

Hi Steve

I am fascinated by the accounts of your journeys across US on your bike.

I just got back from Ladakh where I did a day on Royal Enfields. It was a great experience and now am yearning for more.

How about doing a biking trip in india for you and your biking partners?? Just a thought, though riding in India is not going to be as easy as riding in the US.

I hope everything is fine with you and Margaret. Please convey my hello to all in the family.

Regards

Babar,
New Delhi, India

I've ridden Enfields in India a bit. From Siliguri, up to Darjeeling, then over through Bhutan. Back into India to turn the bikes in at Gohati. I loved riding over the Bramahputra River, thinking of its significance. As to riding again in India, will you join me on the ride? :-)

I just watched [Bud] in a professional setting of 2000 in the audience he did an amazing job on his drums.

Markco,
Ojai, Ca

What a great trip!

Rocky,
Miami, FL