Another requirement for the Citizenship in the Nation badge is to go to a National Historic Landmark. Will chose to go visit the Golden Spike. It was a lot of fun to do this as a family. The historical information we learned (everybody learned something but Dave who already knew it all and who corrected our tour guide :) ) made us really grateful for the sacrifice others made. They compared the building of this railroad to us landing on the moon. In the summer they get the trains out and do a little demonstration with them, but that doesn't happen until May. So if you happen to go when they are in "storage, " they give you a tour of them in storage. They looked really neat, I would like to drive one :)
Tyler, Will and David at the end of the spiral
Dave took us to the Spiral Jetty which is right next to the Golden Spike. It was so beautiful! The lake looked nice and clear and if wasn't for the salty foam, it would be easy to forget it is a "salt" lake. It was a nice, scenic drive today. I enjoyed the time with my boys!
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