The journey was scenic, but uneventful. Since it was a long driving day, we didn’t stop much along the way.
Once we got to Salt Lake City, we didn’t spend too much time exploring the city as it was hot, and we were both tired from the drive. Having said that, we did head to Temple Square to explore the downtown area and see the famous Mormon temples. Unfortunately, the biggest temple was undergoing some renovations…
But there was still a smaller temple and some statues that were cool to see…
We walked across the street to the City Creek Center shopping center. It was an outdoor shopping center with interesting decor and a number of shops and restaurants. If it wasn’t for being hot and tired, we might have explored the area a little more. As it was, we grabbed dinner at a local chain, Blue Lemon. It was a casual place with good food.
I only took one picture after entering the center, and that was of trout that were kept in the “creek” that runs through the entire length of the shopping area. It was a nice touch…
On the way back, we found an interesting art piece outside one of the museums…
Our favorite memory of our brief visit to Salt Lake City was a broken crosswalk signal that seemed to say “wait” in a rather demonic-sounding voice when you pushed the button to cross the street. I know it was a little thing, but we both chuckled over finding such a thing near the center of a fairly religious city. We spent a few minutes pushing the button and chuckling. It might have been because we were both hot and tired, but one of the cool things we find about travel, is that we both find joy during some simple moments.
We went to bed fairly early as we had another long driving day to get to Sonora, California to visit Jenny’s family.
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