| Show Road trips trips' i cruising C crul- crul ng s g i. i r t J f J f i i P q f fRedwood Redwood for summertime fun Terry Dillon Associate Editor EditorS is car cruising season Road trip energy signals signals signals sig sig- S SUMMERTIME nals the beginning of summer freedom and the ultimate vacations of our fantasies In Utah thousands of tourists from Europe and Japan flock to our state and national parks Americans also pour in to visit our provincial areas like Payson Nephi Snowville and Salina Family reunions beckon us with laden picnic tables and suntanned suntanned suntanned sun sun- tanned children playing tag with favorite cousins White- White haired grandmothers await our arrival with open arms banana cream pie and freshly picked cherries Everyone is looking for a piece of II Americana that homespun red-blooded red atmosphere which makes people feel welcomed and relaxed Vacationers Vacationers and and summer are also looking for a good meal on the road A road trip is not complete without a small town cafe or drive drive in in with the right touch of rural ambience Such places are becoming increasingly rare as generic fast food chains like McDonalds McDonald's Arctic Circle and Wendy's spring up even in the farthest outreaches of Utah Still the original Mom places can be found with some diligence Redwood Road in West Jordan has its rural spoon The Malt Barn Bam has even won recognition for its II award winning milkshakes and hamburgers A jukebox in the corner comer playing country classics like the Righteous Brothers together with the smoke of grilling beef makes the scene complete Wild teenagers roar up to the in drive-in window in convertibles convertibles convertibles convert convert- with the tops down They order bags of food to lito go and tear out again in a cloud of dust from the Malt Barns Barn's gravel driveway Meanwhile a scout troop from a country church in Riverton marches in with their troop leader Customers generally pack the Malt Barn on weekends and during lunch and dinner rushes any day of the week The locals locals locals lo lo- lo- lo cals have been coming here for decades Owner Dean Cruff Gruff said now people from out of st state te help fill the tables especially espe dally during conference weekend The Malt Barn has everything every every- thing thing but but no beer said Cruff Gruff liTh ats at's because we get so much business from church groups and Daddy daughter dates Beer wouldn't really be a hit here he ex ex- ex- ex Cruff Gruff is a student at t |
