Mostly about Utah
On the flight from Fort Worth to Salt Lake City my wife gave me the window seat. I took a few photographs as we approached Salt Lake. If you look closely at the first photograph (click to enlarge) you can see the Draper temple in the center of the picture in the foothills. The second picture obviously is the Jordan River temple. The last photograph has a lot of familiar landmarks. The Utah State Capitol, … [Read more...]
I was born in England and lived there for 28 years. High on my list of places to see (and photograph) are castles. Yet I only visited two castles, and neither of those were in England. But the next best thing to being there is to see great photographs of English castles. Of course every castle is not pictured and even some famous ones may be missing. If you have visited any of these strongholds, … [Read more...]
Regularly readers of my blog know that my son Daniel is serving a mission in Mongolia. Though he will be there for nearly two years these are some of the landscapes he will probably never see. As you can see from the photographs, Mongolia is a very beautiful and varied country. If you have visited any of these locations please tell me about your experience. Click on the images for a larger photograph … [Read more...]
Bryson, Your Guide Are you all set for an adventure? Today we will be going into Fort Worth to tour the Water Gardens. You will need to stick close to me so that you won't get lost. I will be your guide. Call me Bryson. A Cooling Oasis in the Concrete Jungle We are headed to the south end of downtown Fort Worth. Next to the Fort Worth Convention Center are the 4.3 acres of the Water Gardens, … [Read more...]
View Larger Map Today Jill, Paul, and myself left Kaysville, Utah at 5:25am for Keller, Texas. We went with a longer route (1,379 miles) that is supposedly faster (19 hours 55 mins). Except for a few miles, the whole route is entirely freeway -- that would explain the faster. If you've never traveled from Utah to Texas then this post will probably be of no interest to you. However, if you have gone … [Read more...]
India Gate. Photo: Shashwat Nagpal War Memorials In England where I was raised, war memorials were prominent in almost every town. These monuments were often located in quiet places where one could relax and reflect on life (or death). I was often struck by the large numbers of soldiers killed in their prime. I am always grateful that I have never had to go to war, although I have served in the military. Visitors … [Read more...]
Gas at 11 2/10 cents in 1936 I filled up my rickety gas tank today with regular for $1.29 a gallon at an Exxon station in Bountiful, Utah. It looks like I filled up for 10 cents a gallon less than what the the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report lists as the average gas price for my area. I last filled the tank at the beginning of December. I used less gas this month because what little Christmas shopping … [Read more...]
Today I read about Logitech replacing an out of warranty remote for free. This Logitech remote was purchased from an Amazon reseller and the buyer had no warranty of any kind. When it broke Logitech was contacted and they replaced it for free. Reservation Mix Up This story reminded me of a recent experience I had with Days Inn. Regular readers will recall my Utah Temples Tour that required an overnight … [Read more...]
With eleven temples visited during Day1, Day 2, and Day 3 it is time to visit the two remaining temples. Day 4 of the Utah Temples Tour began, as you may have guessed, at a rickety 4am. We left the Wayside Motor Inn in Monticello at 4:50am bound for Manti but hunting for breakfast on the way. The Manti Temple We traveled all the way to Manti before we found breakfast. We passed up the 8:30am session … [Read more...]
After a successful Day 1 and Day 2, Day 3 of the Utah Temples Tour began at the usual 4am. Some of us are a little rickety at this hour but we had roads to drive and temples to see. The Vernal Temple We left Kaysville at 5:15am arriving in Vernal in time for the 8:30am session. Like the Logan temple we moved to a terrestrial room half way through the session. The celestial room was beautiful. It … [Read more...]
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