Utah is spectacular. I've been there twice. Just to the east of Great Salt Lake over the mountains is an operational fossil extraction site and museum. They have an articulated skeleton of an allosaurus, kind of a smaller predecessor of the tyrannosaurus rex. It stood about 7 feet tall, with teeth that were like 6-inch daggers. Standing in front of it left me with a creepy feeling. It was a great white shark on legs. Also worth seeing is the John M. Browning museum in Odgen (rather unimposing, off the highway). And it is worth taking a dip in the Great Salt Lake itself. You are incredibly buoyant (but, for God's sake, don't get the water in your eyes). I think somewhere in the southlands is Dead Horse Point, an overlook to see the beginnings of the Grand Canyon.
Ha, I've been to both those museums... small world isn't it? I consider John Browning to be one of the great geniuses of the late 19th / early 20th centuries. If you ever get out there again, I encourage you to try the Angel's Landing hiking trail. It's more of a climb than a hike, and the view at the end is awesome.
Thanks for the recommendation. I looked it up. Quite formidable. I would have to see the trail in person. I'm not very good with vertiginous drops, and am currently bothered by a dizziness/balance problem.
We all have our quotas. No harm done. Plenty to see here. Good luck. If you can make it out west to see Crater Lake, that would be memorable.
I've been there! But my favorite place is Zion National Park in Utah.
Utah is spectacular. I've been there twice. Just to the east of Great Salt Lake over the mountains is an operational fossil extraction site and museum. They have an articulated skeleton of an allosaurus, kind of a smaller predecessor of the tyrannosaurus rex. It stood about 7 feet tall, with teeth that were like 6-inch daggers. Standing in front of it left me with a creepy feeling. It was a great white shark on legs. Also worth seeing is the John M. Browning museum in Odgen (rather unimposing, off the highway). And it is worth taking a dip in the Great Salt Lake itself. You are incredibly buoyant (but, for God's sake, don't get the water in your eyes). I think somewhere in the southlands is Dead Horse Point, an overlook to see the beginnings of the Grand Canyon.
Ha, I've been to both those museums... small world isn't it? I consider John Browning to be one of the great geniuses of the late 19th / early 20th centuries. If you ever get out there again, I encourage you to try the Angel's Landing hiking trail. It's more of a climb than a hike, and the view at the end is awesome.
Thanks for the recommendation. I looked it up. Quite formidable. I would have to see the trail in person. I'm not very good with vertiginous drops, and am currently bothered by a dizziness/balance problem.