On Saturday, Randy and I drove to St. George to have dinner with some friends. We went early and spent some time exploring the hills near his home where he romped as a child. The many caves made wonderful hiding places for "War," "Cops and Robbers," and "Cowboys and Indians."
This was their Pony Express Station
There is a wonderful story about this tunnel. It was located on Highway 91, the main road through Utah. Anyone traveling from California or Nevada toward Salt Lake City or Denver had to pass through this tunnel. One end of the tunnel had a slightly larger opening than the other. One day a trucker heading to Salt Lake City for the first time entered the larger end of the tunnel, but quickly found that his truck was wedged into the rock. He tried to back it out, but he was truly stuck. All traffic through the tunnel was stopped as they tried to extricate the truck. A young boy riding his bicycle home from school saw the commotion and stopped to see what was going on. He watched for several hours as bigger and bigger tow trucks were called out. Soon there were construction vehicles and blasting equipment. The boy finally raked up enough courage to approach the man who appeared to be in charge. "Hey, mister! If I were you, I'd let the air out of the tires and drive this rig out of here." The man opened his wallet and handed the boy a twenty dollar bill. Within a few minutes that truck was headed for Salt Lake City.
On Saturday, Randy and I drove to St. George to have dinner with some friends. We went early and spent some time exploring the hills near his home where he romped as a child. The many caves made wonderful hiding places for "War," "Cops and Robbers," and "Cowboys and Indians."
This was their Pony Express Station
There is a wonderful story about this tunnel. It was located on Highway 91, the main road through Utah. Anyone traveling from California or Nevada toward Salt Lake City or Denver had to pass through this tunnel. One end of the tunnel had a slightly larger opening than the other. One day a trucker heading to Salt Lake City for the first time entered the larger end of the tunnel, but quickly found that his truck was wedged into the rock. He tried to back it out, but he was truly stuck. All traffic through the tunnel was stopped as they tried to extricate the truck. A young boy riding his bicycle home from school saw the commotion and stopped to see what was going on. He watched for several hours as bigger and bigger tow trucks were called out. Soon there were construction vehicles and blasting equipment. The boy finally raked up enough courage to approach the man who appeared to be in charge. "Hey, mister! If I were you, I'd let the air out of the tires and drive this rig out of here." The man opened his wallet and handed the boy a twenty dollar bill. Within a few minutes that truck was headed for Salt Lake City.
3 comments:
I bet we went through that tunnel on our way from LA to SLC! I enjoy all your stories!
I read this story to Brian and Nathan and we all got a good laugh. I bet Randy had a great time in those hills as a little boy.
As a Alumnus of Dixie College and one with red sand in my shoes - this was great to see the hills of Dixie. Many good things from my life stem from St. George. And the Festival - a gem, no doubt. Thanks for sharing. Ryan & Taani
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