Fun Day Trip with hubby

After a busy week of tying up the details for our poetry weekend-writing evaluations, budgeting, thank yous, etc., it was time to do something fun with hubby. On my list of places to explore locally was the ruins of Fort Pearce. An old fort built in the 1860s for a lookout during the Black Hawk Indian War. It was never attacked, but did guard the trail from Southern Utah to the road to California.

 

Out on a dusty bumpy road near Washington, Utah

Remains of an old fort that has been reconstructed partially

View from the fort looking down on Little Valley with 3 wheelers dust

Interesting rock construction with port for shooting guns

No clues if there was a roof or not.

Quite small 44 X 22 feet

Interesting petroglyphs here and there.

Closeups of petroglyphs...click to enlarge

Pioneer guards signatures

Interesting trail to spring nearby, temps in mid 70s.

Perfect weather to explore in

View form the parking lot

On the road back, looking at Pine Valley mountains