Day 11

I think we have plumb wore these kids out.

Day 11 found us in Salt Lake City, and we discovered that the place we thought we were going to go was not near as appealing as it was 4 months ago during our online searches.  So, we chatted with the kids, and the conversation went something like this...

Me: Here are some different places listed as good things to do here....Antelope Island State Park - how does that sound?

Them:  How does that compare to Yellowstone?

Me:  Uhhh.....moving on.  They have a Children's Museum, do you want to go there?

Them:  We did that in Portland.

Me:  OK, they have a dinosaur museum.

Them:  I don't know....maybe.

Me:  There is the Great Salt Lake.

Them:  Will it be like our day at the ocean?

Me:  Well....no.  What do you want to do?

Them:  Do they have a movie theater?  Can we just swim and then go to the mall and see a movie?

I am sure everybody drives clear to Salt Lake City to go to the mall and see a movie.  But, that is what we did.  We were shaking our heads about the fact that we could see Brave 12 miles from where we live, but honestly, the odds weren't good that we were going to take them to a movie any time soon upon returning from vacation.  We took this as a sign that it was a good thing we were officially on our way home.

The oldest child did agree that we should go see some things that could only be found in Salt Lake City.  So we headed out to the Great Salt Lake. 

I am sure there had to be better spots than where we went, but it was incredibly hazy and very hard to see much of the lake.

Our first mistake was to roll down the window to take some pictures.  This lake STINKS.  Literally. It smells BAD.

I may be in error to judge so quickly.  We went to one area and did not stay long.  We really didn't give it much of a chance.

But in the words of my 9 year old, "At least we can say that we've seen the Great Salt Lake." 

The mall was only a few blocks from the famous Mormon temple, so we had to check that out as well.

My oldest has been tracking the states and state capitals he has been to, so he was thrilled to actually see a capitol building.  I think this is the first one he's actually been near.

That about wraps up Salt Lake City.  A little bit of tourism, a little bit of shopping, and a whole lot of fun family bonding time. 

Fourteen hours to go til Kansas!