Day 1 Vacation

We FINALLY made it to Salt Lake!

It was a long night...

But we had fun wandering around in the morning and

took some pictures.

Rod got a free piece of chocolate from this little shop.

He said it was really good!

(But SUPER expensive...)

BYE Las Vegas!!!

The flight was short and sweet.

We each got a short nap and the skies

were nice and clear so we saw lots

of mountains on the way.

Once we landed, we grabbed our luggage,

happy it followed our switch in flights.

And then off to the rental car place.

Avis was SWAMPED!

I guess everybody used Priceline... lol.

Took about an hour standing in line,

but once we got to the desk,

everything went well and we had the

keys to this week’s rental.

Turned out to be a Jeep Compass.

Don’t buy one. LOL.

It’s small,under powered and has

a TINY gas tank.

But we are happy to have a vehicle.

Sondra had to head into her office,

but we were able to stop by the house

and visit with Greg and Matt.

And forgot to take pictures AGAIN!

Sheesh!

Happy to see they didn’t have much damage

from the giant wind storm on Tuesday.

Then back into the Jeep and up to Logan.

We went straight to Tony Grove.

It was a beautiful afternoon!

We hiked around the bottom lake.

There were BIG rocks and “the goat”had to

climb to the top. His “happy place”!

I’m practicing selfies...

This is me after 24 hours wearing a mask and

flying across the country, and sleeping on the floor...

Grin.

I forgot to pack a hat, but we had some bandanas

as make-shift masks in case we needed them.

Made a good ear warmer...

There was SNOW!

So naturally Kyle had to make a snowball.

And chuck it at his Dad.

Hahahahahahahaha

Nearly got in his pocket!

It’s a really nice little hike!

We were chatting about all the people who come

and have picnics for FHE, dates, and of course

the ones who come to take their engagement photos.

No sooner did we say that, than we went around

a corner and there was a photographer and

a cute little wedding couple in full regalia.

Hahahahaha!!

Somebody else made snowmen.

They were mostly melted, but we had

to take a picture to immortalize them...

And then back into our Jeep and down the

mountain and back to Logan.

Decided to stop by the Temple on the way.

It was open! So we parked and walked

around the grounds for a bit.

The grounds are so glorious.

Lots of gorgeous flowers.

Small groups of people enjoying the evening.

And then the sprinklers came on. 

Haha.

Disney WISHES they had as good.

The Church gardeners are amazing!

Mom... what is this?

I’m thinking a kind of mum...?

They used Dinosaur Kale, Parsley and even carrots!

And in another bed they used a billion little strawberry

plants for the cover crop.

Brilliant!

Then, to WalMart to look for a hat for me and some

car snacks for the trip to Yellowstone.

Then to another store for a hat (since Walmart had none)

and then to the hotel to check in.

We ordered dinner online from Olive Garden and then

Kyle and I picked it up while Rod took a little nap.

After dinner Kyle headed to his room and Rod

and I headed to bed.

END OF DAY 1.