Our first view of the capitol
We’re taking a day off traveling, because we’re headed to the Handi Quilter repair shop tomorrow morning to talk to someone about Judy’s machine. So, we didn’t travel all day. But! We spent a lot of the day in the car anyway!
The view from the back
We spent the day geocaching and playing tourist in Salt Lake City. The weather was beautiful….temps in the 70’s and we put our shorts back on. (Probably for the last time, sigh.) We went to the State Capitol building, and were surprised to find it open on a Sunday. As we walked around the 4 stories, we saw one other person in the whole building. Amazing! It is a beautiful building, made of marble, full of murals, sculptures, the requisite dome and some rooms full of gilded walls. We kept our voices down because they echoed so loudly…even if there wasn’t any one there to hear us!
The 4th floor
Approaching the center dome
View looking up
The view we had while caching up in the hills
Then we drove down the hill to the temple square. The area around the temple was beautiful, with gardens, sculptures and fountains. Spring is still in full bloom here, which was so good to see, because when we return to Seattle we know that the tulips will be long gone. We took a lot of pictures after just feasting with our eyes on all this sunshine and color.
Lots of people taking pics today
We went on a drive to find more caches on a high ridge to the north of the city. After finding a few, we stopped for a coke float break…much appreciated. We felt like the altitude was still affecting us, which we didn’t expect because we’ve been “high” for a few days now!
Colors abound
When we returned to our park to cook dinner, the weather was still warm and sunny, but the wind is coming up…Howie is actually rocking! No tornados, thank goodness, but strong winds nevertheless.
Some more
Tomorrow after our visit to Handi Quilter, we make the final push for home! One of us says “yay!”…one of us says, “Let’s head south again to the sun!” Guess which one is which.
We really liked the statue and flowers
Total miles driven today=25
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