Rock Candy Mountains...

...now known as the Mormon Rocks.

Looking at the ribbon of black top that winds through the area, it is easy to forget how difficult it must have been for pioneers, who traversed this area via wagon.

The area is still fraught with danger to the unwary- extreme heat during the summer months, and rattlesnakes.  A reader recently emphasized the latter by pointing out that a fatality occurred, as the result of a snakebite, despite the party having been evacuated from the area via helicopter.

I hope that everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend- and I may explore Mormon Rocks a little further, this weekend.