The Glades April 11, 2026

Mark Silver

Over near Flaming Gorge on the Utah - Wyoming State Line there is a dual crest mountain that runs East-West. The land between the crests is called 'The Glades'.

Map of The Glades

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My buddy John Glenn came down from Lander to say howdy

Mark and John
Mark Silver, John Glenn: certified old guys

and we decided to see if we could drive there. The drive in the FJ Cruiser was no problem of course, we had to stop and take a few pictures.

Flaming Gorge
Big lens pictures of eagles
Mrs. Eagle, from Al's camera
Panorama of the road into The Glades
The FJ Cruiser is a good looking machine
Flaming Gorge, Phil Pico
Ground Clearance
The Moose and Mark

There was a whooptiedoo:

Lunch was an extravagant affair laid out on the front bumper of the FJC:

We then went to a secret (the image has exif data) location to check out these TiPi rings:

TiPi Rings

Returning home to another spectacular sunset: