When planning our big USA tour we knew we wanted to spend some good time in Utah. It's been 9 years since we've been to Utah, and even longer since we've been to some of the places where our life together started. We also wanted to include a tour through southern Utah to visit at least a couple of the grand national parks there. After we left Page, Arizona we went to Zion National Park for a couple of spectacular days there, then to Bryce for a day before moving onto Provo where we'd spend the week visiting the places of our early days and many family and friends. It was such a great week seeing so many special people and places, and of course eating some of our favourite foods from those days. It's especially neat to be here now, nearly exactly 20 years to the date and also in the place where we met and our story together began.
Zion National Park . . .
Bryce National Park . . .
Provo! First glimpse of BYU and fun dinner at the Brick Oven with the Mitchells . . .
No better way to kick off the 4th of July than Provo's Stadium of Fire. It was spectacular!
A visit to Temple Square . . .
Utah State Capitol . . .
A stop to Grandma and Grandpa Ashton's grave . . .
Visiting the Claytons in Pepperwood . . .
With the Mitchells at their new home being renovated . . .
A lovely visit with a new friend and artist Liz Thayer with Their Story is Our Story
A wonderful lunch with Uncle Todd and Judy
So many memories at Uncle Todd and Aunt Dorothy's house
Visiting Aunt Dorothy's grave
Park Plaza, where it all began!
Park Place, where I lived when we were engaged
Newlywed apartment (top floor of this house)
Apollo Apartments where we brought Dallin home
The Shaners!
A fun evening with the Ashton family!
BYU!
Wonderful evening with Edee and Kenneth and family!
Sundance!
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