Blogs from Midvale, Utah, United States, North America

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North America » United States » Utah » Midvale September 15th 2014

2014 09 15 Day 14 Ate breakfast in HIE, checked oil – was ok. Left at 7:53 Lot of traffic going in the opposite direction into Salt Lake City. I'm glad I don't have to drive to work anymore. Utah is basically a very pretty desert with lots of mountains. We arrived at Bryce around noon and had a picnic lunch before sightseeing. Bryce is a canyon – there is a road that traverses the top for 18 miles and then dead ends. They suggest that you go to the end and sight see on the way back – that way you are only making right hand turns. We spent about 3.5 hours stopping at 13 of the 14 viewpoints (places where you could park) and viewed the scenery. Bruce is absolutely gorgeous I took about ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Midvale September 14th 2014

2014 09 14 Day 13 We got up early so that we could see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir perform at 9:30. We ate a quick breakfast and left for Salt Lake City a little before eight o'clock. We had a little trouble finding a parking space, but were able to park and get to the tabernacle in plenty of time. Our seats were on the side behind the columns supporting the balcony, but we could see virtually everything and because the acoustics in the tabernacle are so incredible, we could hear perfectly. If you are ever in this part of the country, I highly recommend that you go see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Sunday morning at 9:30. It was the most incredible choir I have ever heard, they performed for 30 minutes; I could have ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Midvale September 13th 2014

2014 09 13 Day 12 Salt Lake City While visiting Salt Lake City we are staying at the Staybridge suites, very nice suite with full sized refrigerator, microwave, stove, sink, etc., very roomy and comfortable. Like the Holiday Inn Express, they provide a complementary breakfast bar. We ate there and then drove into Salt Lake City. When the map showed that we were only about 5 blocks from temple square we parked the car and began to walk to the square. It quickly dawned on us (as we became out of breath) that a Salt Lake City block is about the same size as three or four Philadelphia blocks. Of course it was uphill, too. We walked around Temple Square for a little while, taking pictures, then took a open-air bus tour of the city. The ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Midvale September 12th 2014

2014 09 12 Day 11 The morning was sunny but very, very cold. After breakfast at the motel, we drove to Craters of the Moon National Monument. The ride was a little over an hour and a half across very flat, very boring steppe. We stopped at a rest stop and when we got out of the car we were greeted with an icy blast of cold wind. We really liked the Craters of the Moon National Monument. By the time we got there it had warmed up considerably. Very nice, sunny, almost warm weather. The National Park Service has done a very nice job of creating walkways and paths through the volcanic remains with many markers explaining how what you were looking at was formed. After about an hour and a half of walking around ... read more




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