Utah

 We had a fun packed week seeing Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah. Now, let's just say our campsite wasn't the prettiest and had some bugs we have never seen before, so in "keeping it real", we will not return. Had such high hopes staying at Lindon Marina, but Utah is in a drought and Labor Day weekend, which is usually packed, had only a few people. Boats could not even be launched due to the low the water . Actually, three boats were stuck in the mud in the marina. 

Looking across Utah Lake at the marina. "On that day, when evening came, 

He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side." Mark 4:35 (NASB)

Last Monday, we went to Salt Lake City, saw some sights. It was so hot, but not the hottest day of the week. It was only 104 and then by Wednesday the high was 107, record breaking for Utah. Friday was the best day only in the mid 80's and when we left on Saturday, well, let's just say, I broke out my jacket.

With vision and courage, Edward H. Harriman developed

 a modern rail road system to promote the growth of Utah and the West.

Utah's State Capital.

Celebrating those early pioneers who settled in Utah.

The back side.

I love this picture, the eagle over the road 

and the state capital in the background.

Tuesday was our youngest grandson's birthday. This will be his last year in single digits. Just had to show you how cute he is.

Chase showing us his new bike helmet

 that was one of his gifts from us.

Wednesday, we went to Provo. It has a different vibe than Salt Lake City. Brigham Young University (BYU) is there, so it has that college vibe. Currently, I am mostly eating Vegan because it truly makes me feel healthier, but Provo has signs and flags promoting being Vegan. I just haven't seen a city be so into creating Vegans. Anyway, we had fun. Sort of walked around. That was the day the high was 107. 

They were having a Latino American Heritage festival.

County Courthouse.

Downtown Provo, love the old buildings.

Provo was founded in 1849.

Children around the world.

Hubby still doesn't believe in Bigfoot.

Thursday, we went to see the Great Salt Lake. It is a remnant of the prehistoric Lake Bonneville, which covered more than 20,000 square miles of land. The present lake is about 75 miles long and 35 miles wide, with a maximum depth of 35 feet. Water levels in the lake are far from constant and depend on seasonal evaporation and precipitation. 

Four rivers and numerous streams empty into Great Salt Lake, carrying dissolved minerals. The lake has no outlet and has a high concentration of salt because water evaporates off the lake and leaves the salt and minerals behind. Fun fact: the lake's salinity levels range between 5% and 28%, compared to the ocean at 3%. About 4.5 billion tons of salt are in the lake, and commercial removal of salt equals about 2.3 million tons annually. Fish and most other aquatic life cannot tolerate the stress of the hyper saline water. However, brine shrimp, brine fly larvae, and algae thrive in the lake.

Can you see the water in the distance?

See the salt?

Salt Lake hosted then 2002 Winter Olympics.

Taz Point. This is how you leave the 

marina via boat to get out into the lake.

Looking across to the mountains.

This is where you are supposed to launch your boat. 

The boat slips on stuck in mud and the parking lot has 

a lot of boats just hanging out waiting for the water to rise.

Our Utah picture for our map.

Friday, we headed back to Salt Lake City to go to Ensign Peak. We hiked up to the vantage point where you can overlook the city. It was a hazy day, so my pictures aren't the best. 

Ensign Peak.

Looking over the city.

Do you see the state capital?

Hiking trail to Hell Canyon.

The top of Ensign Peak.

We ended the evening with a nice dinner and on our way back to the rig found a restaurant named after hubby. Just had to take a picture.

I took it from the windshield, we killed our share of bugs for sure.

Another new state! Here are the state bird, tree, flower and motto status for Utah. 
 
*Utah: California Gull (Bird), Blue Spruce (Tree), Sego Lily (Flower), and "Industry" (Motto).

Utah is known as the Beehive State and it is easy to assume that Utah is called this because beehives are synonymous with industry and perseverance, values which were praised by Utah's founders. "Word are like bees - some create honey and others leave a sting." Unknown.

Saturday, we left to head out to Las Vegas, it is a far trek, so we spent the night at Finney Farms, another Harvest Host location. Here are a few pictures on our way to Finney Farms. This area is close to Zion National Park. Also a few pictures at Finney Farms.

 

I so love the color of the mountains.

God is so creative.

So beautiful!

Our background at Finney Farms.

Cows getting ready to be milked.

Cows just having fun eating.

Just enjoying life. We bought some 

cheese and frozen yogurt.

Chickens!

I also bought some eggs.

We had a super fun time looking around the farm.

Today we set up in Las Vegas and will go out to see some sights. Can't wait to share them with you next time. Thank you for joining us on our travels. 

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