Completion of the Pacific Railroad

We're still at the Spiral Jetty. Ever the geologist. Actually, he didn't want to take his shoes off and wade in the salty water.


Wearing Chacos was smart.


One of dad's pictures...before he realized his camera had been changed to special effects.
Opps.


Out in the middle of no where is Promatory Point where the last railroad tie was laid connecting the East and West coasts by train.


After the reenactment, Tyler held a replica and had his picture taken with the actors.


The trains are exact in their size and model as the ones that were there in 1869.


Stopped at an awesome resturant for an awesome lunch.

Back to the mountains

So sweet to be back in the mountains.


Trees were just starting to turn color.


Learning to use the new camera to take awesome waterfall pictures. Thanks, Whitney, for the pointers.


Bregelle's homemade dessert at the end of the day.

Hungry?

Dad couldn't wait to have a bite to eat, even if it was a small, dried-out scorpion.

Tyler and Bregelle out on the Spiral Jetty.

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My Little Car

Spent the last week trying to figure out how to blog from my cell phone or even from my computer. Keep getting an error message, 404 not found kind of thing. Before I left for Beijing I wanted to post a picture of my little car. Someday I'll have to trade it in but I hope it's not for a long, long time. Can you believe it's nine years old? Love the color, always have. Craig did a great job picking this van out for the family and the scouts. How many scout trips has it been on? Should have counted but it doesn't matter.

No Way!

It's a huge snowstorm. I love it! But why does it have to be so cooooold?

In Remembrance

Tonight we went to the U.S. Embassy and listened to Ambassador Gary Locke give a beautiful speech in remembrance of all those who have lost their lives in terrorist attacks. He lit a candle, shared the light with his beautiful wife and children, who then shared with the audience. The he and all the children and their parents walked to the reflecting pool and as is the custom of the Chinese, lite candles and set them afloat in the pool. Because we are not "employees" we were not allowed to bring our cameras and phones inside the embassy. My friend, Rodica, was able to bring her camera in and let me use it to take pictures. Will post when I get them.