Day 5 - A Sunday Drive

A Sunday drive took us up to the Temple Quarry Trail at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. We enjoyed looking at the huge rocks,





fasting moving river,





and beautiful mountains



as we took the short stroll.

One of the signs we read said to listen to the rocks,



but they didn't say much. However, we did learn a few things. Dave found it particular interesting to note that the rock used for the Salt Lake Temple is not acutally granite as everyone believes. It is actually quartz monzonite which appears so much like granite it has been nicknamed "white granite."



We also found the Draper Temple which was newly dedicated. It is fun to see all the temples in Utah. Jennie loves to point out all the churches too. Which keeps her pretty busy whenever driving around.



Then as we got close to Grandma & Grandpa's we saw more than 20 hang gliders in the sky.