Utah

After Idaho, we made a quick stop in Utah. We headed to Salt Lake City to see the Olympic sites and the Church of Latter Day Saints Mormon Tabernacle. Seeing all the pictures and time line from the Olympics was really cool. We stopped at the stadium where they held the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and then drove to Park City to see the luge and bobseld tracks. We got to Park City right after the park closed so we could only view from afar.
Visiting the Church of Latter Day Saints was very interesting. We learned a lot of history of the church and their journey to Utah. We also learned about many things that they do today. Their convention center has a garden on the roof. That is what we mainly went to see. It is very cool. On one side of the roof they have the plant life that grows in the eastern part of the state and on the other side they have the plant life that grows in the western part of the state. You could not go in the main church building. That is reserved for weddings and other life events. There was actually a couple taking their wedding photos while we were there. It was a very nice area and very interesting as well.
As we headed south we started looking for places to dirt bike. We got to ride our dirt bikes in almost every state we visited and knew there were some really good places in southern Utah to ride. We found an AWESOME place. The trails were in and around this rock canyon. We also had to ride up and over some rocks. It was so scary. I always follow Dean and I was so scared I was not going to make it up the rocks. I did and we had so much fun!! That spot in Utah is still the best place we have ridden our dirt bikes. It will be hard to find better trails than that.
We also stopped in Arches National Park. It has many natural rock formations that look like someone had to have put the rocks that way. There are also rock formations that have been wind formed. It was pretty cool. Dean hiked all the way to the most popular Arch formation but I was too scared so I stayed at the top and took photos. It was a fun little detour.
We also went to the Four Corners where Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nevada are all supposed to meet. It was sort of cool but mostly a tourist trap. It is run by an Indian reservation and you have to pay to get in. Thanks to Dean we got in for free. They have lots of booths set up where people are selling Indian jewelery and other handmade items. You just wait in line to stand on the spot, take your picture, and then leave. It was sort of out of the way but now we can say we have been there.