Day 8: Route 89 (Idaho to the Grand Canyon) Temple Tour

Well the weather cooperated and I am back to biking today.  It was a fun, not to long ride from Panguitch to the Bryce Zion Campground.

I didn't leave until 10 a.m. since the morning forecast was near freezing, but it must have made it to freezing during the night as evidenced by the frost on our car roof top.

Here is where we stayed with our car and bikes, hard to tell from the picture but there is frost on the roof.

Here is where we had dinner the night before.  We had the Cowboy's Smoked meat sampler with pulled pork, chicken and smoked sausage.  They were all very good.  I also enjoyed the cole slaw and Luetta got Broccoli.  We shared a Cowboy ductch oven peach cobbler, sorry not as good as Dave Stevens.

Here is the road sign as I rode out of town (Panguitch).

This is a shot looking back at Panguitch.

On the way here we see the Sevier river in its slow meandering mode in the valley.

I finally reached the intersection with Hwy 12 East.

Look a small town in the distance, what could it be.

I missed the town sign on entering, but I found this building that confirmed it is Hatch.

Here is the marker at the LDS church commemorating this LDS settlement.  The inscription says, "Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 292
Erected 1964
Settlement of Hatch
In 1872 Meltiar Hatch settled at the head of
Sevier River, near the junction of Mammoth and
Asay creeks. He engaged in stock raising and
operated a water-power sawmill. Soon other
settlers came. Land was surveyed and irrigation
ditches dug. Lime was burned by Neils P. Clove.
First school was in the Hatch home, Abram Workman
teacher. 1888 the Asay postoffice was transferred
to Hatch, Neils Ivor Clove, Postmaster. In 1892
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
organized Mammoth Ward, Aaron Asay, Bishop. 1899
the Ward name was changed to Hatch. 1901 to 1904
the town was moved to the present site under
the leadership of Bishop Rosmus Lynn.
Camp Hatch - - - Garfield County, Utah"

Here is the church building.

Looking back going out of town I see the town marker.

A long shot of where I am going.

Here is the Asay Settlement marker.
ASAY SETTLEMENT About 1872 Joseph Asay with his family settled about 3/4 mile West and a little South of this spring, soon other homesteaders settled in the locality. Tom Jessup and Dan LeRoy erected a water power sawmill, a shingle mill was also placed on the stream. In 1887 a post office was established, Jerome Asay PM. Here he kept for sale some groceries and hard wear items. A loghouse was built for church services, James Dutton and Isaac Asay served as presiding elders, the building was also used for school and social activities. In 1892 the people became part of the Mammoth Ward eight miles north. By 1900 Asay Town was abandoned because of the short growing seasons and long hard winters. Plaque B (Marble slab) In memory of Asay town and those that are buried in the Asay town Cemetery to the southwest of this monument Children of Jerome and Nancy Meeks Asay Heber 2 Oct. 1881- 14 Oct. 1881 Eva 24 Dec. 1896 - 14 Feb. 1897 Infant son of Amos and Serepta Earl Asay John William - 1890 Wife and baby of Elijah John Potter Sarah E. Jolley Potter 22 Mar. 1876 - 14 Dec. 1891 Pearl 6 Dec. 1891 - 12 Oct. 1892 Daughter of Theodore R. and Mary Dutton Asay Martha Eliza - 18 July 1893 - 27 Jan. 1894

Hey Tim and Liz here is your county in Utah, maybe you can get some land.

Now here is a sign you see all the time in the mountains, I will translate into Bikeze, "A Big Mountain Coming so get your legs in gear".

Luetta stopped and we shared lunch.

Here we are in the car.

Away I go.

Now I am coming up to the intersection that will take you over to Cedar City.  Cedar City must be named for the very common Cedar trees you see in this part of Utah.

I made it to the top of the hill and its downhill to the campsite, so much fun.

Now this how you listed to the BYU game in the middle of nowhere.  You see my Ipod Toch with the KSL app and my AT&T Hot Spot.

And it is not going well against #10 Wisconsin, not surprising but sad.

A little later, but we did get a drive to get a second field goal before the half, nice but not near enough.

Here is the cabin we are staying in tonight and Sunday night.

Here is my ride for Monday, however we changed our next two nights of camping to a Hotel in Kanab so Mondays ride will end there and section from Kanab to Fredonia will add on to Tuesday.

Bryce Zion Campground to Fredonia AZ