On Friday we explored the Kennecott Copper Mine - James & I went in April, but a first for Kathleen . This time we could see the tops of the mountains!
Jessi and James giving scale to a tire for the big haul trucks.
The largest open mine in the world - visible from space!
The Oquirrh Mountain Temple - Open house going through August 1st. We weren't dressed appropriately for a tour, so we settled for a drive around.
Later that night, we watched the Bountiful City fireworks display.
On Saturday - Happy Independance Day! - we went hiking up at Brighton. Made it on time for the community breakfast & watched the local parade from a distance in The Outlaw (it was cold-ish and windy when sitting still).
This time we hiked up to Twin Lakes Reservoir and to the top of the Milli chair lift.
A kiss on top of Milli Tower 14.
James & Jessi
Kathleen climbs the tower - its an incredible view, and you can tell if the wind is blowing!
Then we hiked down powerline to the reservoir - one of our favorite out-of-area trails in winter. We saw a moose and her calf.
Ooooh! I found goggles!
Still some snow on July 4th!
On the edge of Twin Lakes Reservoir.
Hiked around the lake and then down the trail to the Silver Lake Interpretive trail - lots and lots of people wandering around the boardwalk. Saw another moose in Silver Lake.
Kathleen and James walking on the Silver Lake boardwalk - super crowded this close to the road!
Not as much snow as our hike in June.
Drove Guardsman's road and explored a bit of Deer Valley and Park City.
A daisy field near Deer Valley.
Stopped at the Utah Olympic Park and explored the museum. Ended up by the State Capital to watch fireworks from a distance from several different directions.
On Sunday before church, we explored Sky Line Drive - it goes from Farmington Canyon (near Lagoon) to the "B" in Bountiful. We'd only driven up Farmington Canyon to Sunset Campground, so it was a new drive for all of us. And it was beautiful up there! There is another campground called Bountiful Peak that looked like a really pretty place to camp and some great views of the city. I was expecting to stay along the ridge line, so all the area we explored in the canyons on the back side of the ridge was a nice suprise!
A couple little ponds and a view of the area Sky Line Drive winds through.
Through the haze, you can almost see the Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island.
Can you see our house?
Hurry home from church to connect Kathleen with her ride and poof! another weekend has flown by too fast!