In September 1999 I took a trip to the Pacific Northwest that began and ended in Seattle. I also scheduled some time in Vancouver, British Columbia. For the return drive from Vancouver to Seattle, I decided to take the scenic route, a drive that would take me as far to the southeast as Salt Lake City.

Just north of Salt Lake City, I stopped in an arbritrary small town for a few pictures - something I regularly do, even though it often draws a few looks from the locals. Wellsville was the town.

It/s a neat, clean small town. An interesting Mormon Church building. And the reds, oranges and yellows that I/m so used to seeing in the rock in southeast Utah this time came from the changing leaves on the trees that covered the mountains that surrounded this town.

I can/t report anything special about Wellsville. Only that among my various Utah entries it represents the several small towns in the hills and mountains northeast of Salt Lake City.

Mark Wasson, http://www.markwasson.com > Trips has detailed summaries of my trips