A Old Fashioned Caravan ~ Labor Day Weekend

Blue Moon Setting on the morning 9-1-12

The New Moon set just as pretty as she was the night before. It was a special day. I got on my jeans and made little breakfast burritos for the boys and we all loaded up in the wagon to join our antique machinery club up on Main St.

Our entry in the antique tractor caravan Little Utah Farm

The thunder clouds over The Three Peaks were still sputtering. I was a bit worried about lightening. But the rising sun revealed perfect blue skies and a crown of white fluffy clouds over the ranges. The air was crisp and cool and the sunflowers and farms glistened under the morning rays.

The sunflower fields looking southeast in Cedar City,UT ~  Little Utah Farm 2012

Our caravan journey took off from Cedar City,UT with 19 antique tractors and old antique cars and one Conestoga Wagon holding a whole family of kids and adults. My friend Brooke was there and she rode in the old hay wagon with us throughout the caravan. Her husband Jimmy and her brother rode on their own tractors up ahead of us. Iron County Volunteer Sheriffs proved us with an escort.

The roar of the engines waffled through the breezes and the smell of exhaust blew out of the old tail pipes. 8 miles an hour we putted through the wide open country on Minerville Hwy 130. It was like I imagine they experienced a long time ago as they rode on their wagons and stage coaches. One could really take in the scenery and take lot's of pictures or reflect and dream.

Along our route we saw children standing out by their mail boxes and families waved from their porches and doorways. Cars stopped along the route to snap pictures of the tractors as we proudly streamed by with friendly waves. This is an annual event and people look forward to it.



It was 15 miles to The Gap. Here we gathered along Gap Road before parading through the Parowan Gap. Watch this very short video and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Once we were all lined up we headed out together through the Gap.

The Parowan Gap

There were club members waiting on the other side with refreshments and Iron County supplied portable restrooms. After a rest we headed to the City of Parowan to park all the tractors for a display as part of the festivites of the Iron County Fair.

Everyone Had beautiful American Flags waving in the breeze. Parowan Gap Utah

The scenery was like a John Wayne movie with high rocky red cliffs, white puffy clouds and green prairies. As the caravan came closer to town, there were green fields of alfalfa and farms with cows and horses which spooked and ran from the spectacle. We passed under the 15 Interstate Freeway and into Parowan . Some folks waved from their porches. It was 28 miles to Parowan and I felt like I could go 28 more. We had so much fun that day. We stayed home Sunday and on Labor Day headed up to Parowan to be in the parade. Again we loaded up into the wagon and took off down the parade route waving at all the people along the route. It was again so much fun.

Color Country Antique Machinery Club Parowan,UT Labor Day 2012

Thank you for visiting Little Utah Farm!
I got a another story brewing for next time,
We hope you come back again.
Until then, take care,
Deborah `MOON`