Day 20 - Pickleville

Pickleville, UT.... pre 1979 was its own little town founded in 1879 and incorporated in 1935.  The name, funny as it is; came from Charles C. Pickle who in one way or another helped this little town with its culinary water project way back when.  In 1979, Pickleville officially became part of its neighboring town to the north, Garden City. Why in the world am I providing you with this perhaps "meaningless" trivia, you ask?  We will get to that in a little bit.

Shale and I were able to sleep in this morning which was a welcome change to the past few days.  Once we were both up and had grabbed a bite to eat, we headed out to rent some bicycles. We cruised through the small town of Garden City that borders Bear Lake.  What a beautiful day!  The blue sky was filled with huge white puffy clouds, the green hills dotted with homes of all different sizes and design, cows roamed close to the bike path in the shade of the willowing trees and the town was a buzz with people just like us, enjoying the fresh air and beauty of the area. This is definitely a summer town.  There are multiple different types of eateries, the lake is readily accessible, hiking, biking, walking, boating and camping are obviously the areas's go to activities and while you may be visiting, get yourself a raspberry milkshake or pick up a carton of fresh raspberries and make yourself a pie - raspberries are in abundance here!

A few shots from our bike ride today through Garden City

Lunch today was at Cafe Sabor.  We love Mexican food and it is Thursday.  Most Thursday nights we meet up with our good buddies, the Hemstreets; at one of our favorite Mexican eateries in Laguna Hills after our girls are done riding horses and have some fun.  It's been  four weeks now since the last fiesta with our friends so in honor of them this Thursday....Cafe Sabor was our choice for lunch!

Shale said the mariachi band was missing a harmonicist

Plans for tonight....a play, dinner and catch up time with my niece, Kasi.  We were off to the Pickleville Playhouse at 4:30pm for the five o'clock show.  There it is.....Pickleville - I told you the above "meaingless" trivia would come in handy.  The Pickleville Playhouse was started and named after its hometown back in 1977 just a couple of years before Pickleville became part of Garden City.  This playhouse, started by the Larsen family is now run by the one and only daughter of the Larsens, Andrea Davis and Kasi helps run the place during the busy summer (which is the only time of year this little theater is open).

We had tickets for the melodrama, "Juanito Bandito in, The One With the Monkey".  A talented cast, a creative storyline, good music and lots of laughter kept us engaged for the 2-hour show - it was great fun!  We moved to the outdoor patio for a cowboy steak dinner after.  Grilled steak, beans, baked potato, salad rolls and cookies were on the menu.  This playhouse has got it going on and come to find out, it is one of the most popular playhouses in all of Utah!  Next time you find yourself in Utah looking for something to do (during the summer), make the drive to Bear Lake through the Logan Canyon and saddle yourself up for a good time at the Pickleville Playhouse! 

www.picklevilleplayhouse.com

Garden City, UT

We all headed back to the trailer after dinner to enjoy a warm fire and lots of conversation.  I love chatting with Kasi, we could talk for days and not ever cover the same subject.  She is much more than my niece...she's the younger sister I never had, a good friend and one of the few people I could call any time for help, support or validation of some silly idea.

Our iPhones may be great for daytime photography (shut it Lisa!)
but at night....this is the quality you get, oh well.

Cassidy and Eli had a busy day.  Lexington, KY was where they spent most of their day with Grandma, Grandpa, Sammy and Aunt Laurel.  I am really bummed that I wasn't there to make this day trip with them all.  Lexington is SO beautiful as you will see from the photos that the kids sent over to me this evening.

The Kentucky Horse Park was where the bulk of the groups' day was spent.  This horse park is a working horse farm and educational theme park.  "The Park is dedicated to man's relationship with the horse".  I am pretty sure Cassidy would agree with this statement! She sent me so many photos today from her "field trip" that it was definitely hard to pick and choose which ones to post.  

Top Left Photo:  Pacing (or Harness Racing) Triple Crown winner 1997, 

Western Dreamer - The only gelding of any breed to win a Triple Crown

It is late, Kasi has gone home and we have a very early morning and long day ahead of us tomorrow. I am certain I will fall behind on my posts knowing what lies ahead the next two days....don't worry, I'll bring you up to date and get back on track soon enough!

Until then....