We made it over to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (on the campus of the University of Utah) - it looks like a REALLY BIG PLACE:
2 nice pieces are:
Thomas Moran (Louis Prang chromolithograph) - "Great Falls of Snake River, Idaho Territory", 1876
Albert Bierstadt - "Wasatch Mountains", 1863:
Then up Little Cottonwood Canyon - it was GREAT having Wendy up at Snowbird, where Dennis and Deede ski:
The place was looking good:
We had a nice lunch outside, and then took the tram to the summit:
At the top, we took a quick walk through the restaurant (which was open), and went out the back to see Mineral Basin:
(? poster shot, anyone?)
And, of course, looking down the "regular ski area" was pretty cool as well:
On the backside of that main-peak-and-ridge is Alta.
And then it was time to head back down:
Looking closely, it seems they have planted grass on the roof of most of the buildings - very cool!
We headed back down the Canyon, and went south to "Bridal Veil Falls" (boy, there sure must have been a lot of brides wearing veils once upon a time!):
It is VERY COLD water, which flows right into the Provo River:
We made a quick visit to the nearby Springville Museum of Art:
Wendy enjoyed their quilt exhibition, but the piece I was hoping to see was not on display.
We then did a 3-hour drive down to a quick sunset-drive through Arches National Park (more tomorrow!), and checked into the Super 8 Moab. Dinner just up the road at The Atomic Grill, then time for bed. Thank you God for these Wonderful Adventures, and for the physical ability to make this happen.
Driving Music:
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969 first album
(listened twice)
Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN, 1977
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 4 Way Street, 1971 live double album
Neil Young - Neil Young, 1969 first album
(listened twice)
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