Blogs from Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, North America - page 4

After visiting Jeremy, we headed to visit my daughter Tarryn and her family in Utah. Tarryn and her husband Daniel have 3 kids now, Abriauna, Brayson, and Brielle. They have beautiful kids. We ate Pizza and watched the kids play in a park while Daniel coached a football team. Mainly we talked and caught up on everything that has happened since we were last together. We also took the kids to a small indoor amusement park. I have known Tarryn since she was almost 3 years old when I married her mother Nicole. Tarryn and Daniel have a great life, a beautiful family and a nice home. It is a pleasure to spend time with them all.... read more

We came close to learning the meaning of life in Salt Lake City. Visiting the Mormon capital of the world, of course we had to check out some Mormon activities at their "headquarters", Temple Square. There is a building called Tabernacle which has very special acoustics and almost 200 year old organs. Daily half an hour organs concerts are given there at noon, so that's where we headed. In the beginning of the concert an elderly gentleman, who was a missionary volunteer, gave a brief introduction to the building and the organs, and also said that after the concert he could answer questions like "what is the meaning of life", "who are we", "why are we here", "where are we going to". We were tempted to go and ask, but unfortunately we chickened out on the ... read more

Today was a travel day. Back to civilization, wifi and overcrowded cities. Hard to believe the contrast one hour's drive can make out here. We went from wide open expanses with nary a soul in sight to 4-lane highways brimming with people, buildings, cars, trucks, signs...stuff crammed everywhere. Makes you think (and also grateful for cellular towers). Spent most of the day driving from Jackson to Salt Lake City. When we arrived, Todd had planned a special treat for the kids - an Alpine slide in Park City that he used to take his Trails West kids to each summer. They've expanded a bit, adding zip lines, a coaster and other small attractions. It took some coaxing, but we were finally able to get Sean to agree to ride, so we all hopped on the chairlift ... read more

Today we went to Salt Lake City to see the Mormon Tabernacle Square. The flowers are beautiful. We could not go into the Tabernacle but I took pictures. Salt Lake City is huge but it was well marked, making it easy to get around.... read more

Went intoSalt Lake Citytoday to tour the Mormon Complex – wow, so clean, so beautiful, and everyone so friendly and nice. We even got to hear a half hour organ recital, from an organ with 11,623 pipes!! The organist, Andrew Unsworth, played: Prelude in G Minor/J.S. BachVision, Josef RheinbergerGigue, W.A. MozartHymn, Come, Come, Ye Saints, arr. by the organist... read more