Saturday, June 11, 2011

Arrived in Salt Lake City

Our second day of driving was significantly better than our first.  We seemed to get into a rhythm and only had to make two stops.  We arrived at our KOA campground around 6:30 to set up camp and then go to dinner with my sister Lori.  Our five oldest were thrilled when Lori invited them to come sleep at her apartment and mom and dad enjoyed a quiet evening and morning.

One of those two stops was at the Golden Spike National Monument.  This is where the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.  They had a small museum and two steam engines, replicas of the two that were present at the completion.  We arrived just in time to see them demonstrate one of the engines.  Here are a few photos of our day.

One of the engines at the Golden Spike

Watching the train demonstration

Everyone was excited to see Lori! 
Even Annaleigh went to her willingly, which if you know
Annaleigh, you know, is unusual.

Gas prices here are a bit better than home!



 
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  1. rachelJune 11, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    train fanatic that i am, this looks awesome. how was the museum? worth stopping?

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  2. Cross-Country CrewJune 12, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    I would say so, but it is a little bit out of the way. They do have some other artifacts related to the construction of the transcontinental railroad than just a replica of the golden spike (the original is at Stanford university). Also, the operational replicas of the two engines that met there to finish the railway were fun to see.

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