Winter Quarters




Monument in front of Winter Quarter Visitor Center

   

The front of the Winter Quarters Temple

Winter Quarters Temple

A memorial to the saints buried in the Winter Quarters Cemetary


 

A monument in the Winter Quarters cemetary listing all the
names and the ages of those who are buried there.

                          

      

Nebraska

The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge which crosses the Missouri River.  A $22 million bridge which was built with Federal funds.  Many call it the bridge to nowhere.

 

 

We stopped at a rest stop which overlooked The Big Blue River, however, the river was very very green. As we got closer, we noticed little green seeds all over the river.  The seeds were so dense, leaves floated on the top

My Grandmother's House

My Grandmother's home in Fort Morgan, Colorado.  Built in 1883 and in wonderful condition.  The "D" for Duncan is still on screen door.

The Denver Temple

 

The Denver Temple

Glenwood Springs

We took a tram up to the top of a large mountain to see the Glenwood Caverns.  We bought the day pass so that we could enjoy the rides and 4D movies.  After a tour of the caves, we enjoyed one movie, an alpine coaster ride, and then Clifford went on THE swing.  After going up and down 100 feet in the air over the canyon, Cliff’s stomach was a little queezy and that was the end of the rides.  We spent the rest of the day looking for soda crackers and sprite.

The Giant Canyon Swing

Alpine Coaster

Stalagtites

The Caverns

View of Glenwood Springs

Glenwood Caverns Park

Glenwood Hot Springs Pool

John Denver Sanctuary

We walked around the town and visited the John Denver sanctuary - it was beautiful .  The words to his songs were etched into large rocks.

Aspen, Colorado

We drove to the beautiful ski resort,  Aspen, Colorado and ate the Red Onion Restaurant, established in 1892, which was the oldest restaurant in town.  

On the Road Again

August 21 – After spending several days with family in Orem, we started our journey.  Our first stop was Glenwood Springs, Colorado.  We camped at Ami's Acres Camping.

Let Er Rip

After 1-1/2 hours into the trip, the tire alarm in the truck started going.  Cliff pulled off the road immediately and one of the tires on the trailer had exploded and was shredded.  The explosion ripped apart several wires, knocked out a side light and cracked the tire well cover.   Very unfortunate, but a blessing that it wasn’t worse.  Thank goodness for Clifford's expertise - he fixed all the problems

Our Cross County Trip

August 15, 2011 we left Las Vegas and started on our journey across the U.S.