This is our week of family birthdays. July 24 was grandson Jeffrey's birthday, July 26 was son Jeremy's birthday, today, July 30 is son Anthony's
birthday, and August 2 is son Brad's birthday. First time we have ever been away on their birthdays!
We took two days to travel from Lassen Volcanic NP in California to Salt Lake City. It's a long drive across Nevada....and pretty boring too! I tried real hard to find beauty in the high desert of Nevada....and some of the mountain formations were very pretty. Can't say I would want to live there.
As we crossed the state line into Utah, we entered the Great Salt Lake Desert....white as far as you could see for the next half hour or so. Salt Lake City is a beautiful city. My friend, Libby Hunter, who I grew up with in Lancaster lives in SLC. We had dinner with her last night and had such a good time...we haven't seen each other in probably 30 years. It was a nice reunion.
Today we went to the Family History Library and spent five hours tracing our family history. Ethan had a lot of success tracing his family back to France and England. It was so exciting for him to find all this information. My search did not go that well, but made a start on it anyway.
Well, it is now Sunday, July 31. This morning we saw the Mormon Tabernacle Choir perform. We've heard them before and even seen them on television, but a live performance is very impressive, indeed. From there, we visited the Cathedral of St. Mark's where my friend Libby is one of the clergy. We are now relaxing in the International Peace Garden...very beautiful place, and will meet Libby in a few hours for dinner. Have had a wonderful time reconnecting with her.
We are going to relax here for a few more days before we make our next plan. We have enjoyed Salt Lake City.
The high desert of Nevada.
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Another pictures taken in Nevada
I can't seem to get through a single blog without getting a picture in that doesn't belong!!!!
Libby and me. We had just finished dinner at a small place called Sage...totally all fresh veggie organic vegetarian restaurant......so delicious!
Libby took us all over the city...it has been great having a tour guide. We are up on a mountain looking down into the valley in the evening. You can see a part of the Great Salt Lake to the left of the picture. She said the lake is at least 150 miles long.
Location:Utah
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