After leaving my hotel on US Route 191 in Blanding I took a westward turn on Utah State Route 95 towards UT 261 which is more commonly known as the Moki Dugway. This blog serves as the 18th entry in the 2016 Fall Mountain Trip Series; Part 17 can be found here: 2016 Fall Mountain Trip Part 17; Utah State Route 275 and Natural Bridges National Monument If you read Part 17 you may recall that I stated much of UT 95 lies within open range. In an ironic twist immediately west of the US 191 junction I encountered a herd of deer just prior to the open range portion of UT 95. I wasn't able to dodge as the last deer as it ran out onto UT 95 with about 40-50 left to spare. The resulting impact heavily dented the hood of my car which at the time was a 2014 Chevy Sonic. This picture from below is the resulting damage the week after I returned to California from my trip. Luckily the impact of the deer smashing into the hood of the Sonic was largely cosmetic....
Because every road has a story.