On August 12th we traveled to the Jordan River Temple.
When we got done we drove up to Ogden and went
through the new Ogden Temple. Wow, what a
beautiful Temple it is. It won't be dedicated
until September so we will have to wait until next year
to go there as a group.
No words can match this picture.
On Thursday August 14th we went on a history tour
in Echo Canyon. This is "Hanging Rock" We had a great
day exploring all the different pioneer stops.
Lots of fun, Oh, did I mention, we also found rattlesnakes!
Yep, two of them. We were on a trail coming back from
some fortifications on the cliffs. I was the third one
in the line walking. Suddenly I heard that ever
frightening sound! RATTLE, RATTLE, RATTLE.
I look as I am running away, two big snakes in a
rock outcropping. Their two rattles are going crazy.
Elder Simper says, "The first one wakes them up, the
second one makes them mad, and it's the third one
they bite!" Good thing I am a fast runner when
it comes to rattle snakes.
We really enjoyed the whole day.
I am actually eating antelope jerky, Brother Richins, our
tour guide brought it with him. He and his wife make tons
of jerky and it was good. I ate probably six pieces.
This is one of the fortifications along the rock face.
Getting there was kinda scary, little trail and big drops.
The highlight of the whole day was the amount of green
trees we encountered in East Canyon. We haven't been
this close to green leaves in almost five months.
It was so fun to smell them, touch them, see them and
hear them.
The fact we are on the original trail always makes us smile.
We are on Big Mountain with the Salt Lake Valley
in the background. The best part of the trip, we
all knew we weren't headed down the canyon and
into the city! We all enjoy the quiet of our prairie life.
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