The team:
The Navigator:
With four pages of turn-by-turn MapQuest directions in hand, Kristen guided us safely through many many towns of Provo. We missed a couple turns, but felt pretty good about our ability to work the grid system in our favor.
The Driver
I took the wheel for this excursion, and though at first daunted by my first experience on Utah's highways, I got the hang of things, and stick-shifted us safely up and down mountains, rainy and foggy roads, and I-15.
The Backseat Distributor of Snacks and Beverages
We put our Dining Plus loaded i.d. cards to good use Saturday morning and purchased a delicious array of road-trip appropriate snacks, including Ritz Bits Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Wheat Thins, Teddy Grahams, baby carrots, and M&Ms.
The Temples!
#1: Provo
We started with close-by Provo temple. I love knowing that this is where my parents were married and sealed together for eternity. This is where our family's life on earth began, and that is beautiful. (I like Provo temple at sunrise best, though. It makes Provo look so much prettier than it is.)
#2: Mount Timpanogos
#3: Draper
We missed the turn, and drove up the big, steep mountain for a while before finding a place to turn around and get back for a second try making the right turn.
We couldn't park and walk around, because the Draper temple is in open house, but we drove around, parked illegally in the neighborhood, and snapped a couple quick shots before driving away from the man on a walkie talkie who was looking at us suspiciously.
#4: Oquirrh Mountain
Notice the sunshine in these pictures. This was the only time we saw the sun all day, and it was wonderful!
#5: Jordan River
In finding a parking spot at the Jordan River temple, we drove past rows and rows of full spaces, only to see three open ones right up front! Thinking it was my lucky day, I prepared to pull into one of said spaces, when we saw this sign, designating the spot for a General Authority. Oops! We laughed at my pretentious parking attempt, and turned around for a spot in the back.
#6: Salt Lake
Before visiting Temple Square, we stopped in for dinner at the Lion House, which comes about as close to Mom and Grandma's food as possible here. I had roast beef, mashed potatoes, chicken noodle soup, and a famous roll. (I realize that roast beef and chicken noodle soup seems an odd combination, but I just took what seemed as close to Sunday dinner as I could get. It was so delicious. Mmm.)
What road trip (or any outing, study session, class, life) would be complete without a stash of Swedish Fish in my coat pocket? I shared, of course, and these little red fishies made for excellent post-Lion House snacking.
#7: Bountiful
It was getting pretty chilly by this time, but Bountiful temple was so beautiful.
The End
With four pages of turn-by-turn MapQuest directions in hand, Kristen guided us safely through many many towns of Provo. We missed a couple turns, but felt pretty good about our ability to work the grid system in our favor.
The DriverI took the wheel for this excursion, and though at first daunted by my first experience on Utah's highways, I got the hang of things, and stick-shifted us safely up and down mountains, rainy and foggy roads, and I-15.
The Backseat Distributor of Snacks and BeveragesWe put our Dining Plus loaded i.d. cards to good use Saturday morning and purchased a delicious array of road-trip appropriate snacks, including Ritz Bits Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Wheat Thins, Teddy Grahams, baby carrots, and M&Ms.
The Temples!
#1: Provo
We started with close-by Provo temple. I love knowing that this is where my parents were married and sealed together for eternity. This is where our family's life on earth began, and that is beautiful. (I like Provo temple at sunrise best, though. It makes Provo look so much prettier than it is.)#2: Mount Timpanogos
#3: Draper
We missed the turn, and drove up the big, steep mountain for a while before finding a place to turn around and get back for a second try making the right turn.
We couldn't park and walk around, because the Draper temple is in open house, but we drove around, parked illegally in the neighborhood, and snapped a couple quick shots before driving away from the man on a walkie talkie who was looking at us suspiciously.#4: Oquirrh Mountain
Notice the sunshine in these pictures. This was the only time we saw the sun all day, and it was wonderful!#5: Jordan River
In finding a parking spot at the Jordan River temple, we drove past rows and rows of full spaces, only to see three open ones right up front! Thinking it was my lucky day, I prepared to pull into one of said spaces, when we saw this sign, designating the spot for a General Authority. Oops! We laughed at my pretentious parking attempt, and turned around for a spot in the back.#6: Salt Lake
Before visiting Temple Square, we stopped in for dinner at the Lion House, which comes about as close to Mom and Grandma's food as possible here. I had roast beef, mashed potatoes, chicken noodle soup, and a famous roll. (I realize that roast beef and chicken noodle soup seems an odd combination, but I just took what seemed as close to Sunday dinner as I could get. It was so delicious. Mmm.)
What road trip (or any outing, study session, class, life) would be complete without a stash of Swedish Fish in my coat pocket? I shared, of course, and these little red fishies made for excellent post-Lion House snacking.
#7: Bountiful
It was getting pretty chilly by this time, but Bountiful temple was so beautiful.The End
