The Salmon Arches

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While today is technically the antepenultimate day of the trip it is, for all practical purposes, the penultimate day because Monday is almost entirely devoted to traveling home. I’ll have to drive several hours to reach my first and principal …

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The Salt Lake – Great yet not so great – Part 3

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What’s a Todd trip without at least one stop at a cemetery? Knowing that I couldn’t get to the Bonneville Salt Flats (a remnant of Lake Bonneville) where Con Air, Independence Day, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End …

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The Salt Lake – Great yet not so great – Part 2

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Why the Salt Lake is great – and why it isn’t I’d guess that no visit to Salt Lake City can be considered complete without at least introducing oneself to the body of water for which the borough is named …

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The Salt Lake – Great yet not so great

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As you have likely discerned, Friday was a busy day in and around Salt Lake City and while I may not have a lot left to do, I do have plenty left to write. (Surprise!) Setting out from Ogden, we’re …

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Stones, ponies and different drumming dinosaurs – Part 3

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At the circle of standing stones After grabbing a quick fast-food lunch, my next Salt Lake City stop was Gilgal Garden but before I get there, I need to take a brief narrative detour to discuss Salt Lake City’s street …

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