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Tag Archives: Utah
Golden Spike National Historic Site
It’s always a pleasure when you get to visit a historic site that you have wanted to see for many years. This time it was a visit to Promontory Point, Utah and the location of the driving of the golden … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Central Pacific, Golden Spike, Last Spike, Promontory Point, railroad, Transcontinental railroad, Union Pacific, USA, Utah
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2016 In Review: Explorations, Visitations, and Tribulations (Part 2)
Well, in sitting down to write Part 2, I realized I made a glaring omission in Part 1. I completely overlooked that Emily had a tradeshow in Atlanta at the end of June and I flew down to Georgia to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Arizona, Atlanta, BBQ, Bryce Canyon, church, Dorothy, Drumheller, Georgia, ghost towns, Grand Canyon, Heritage Park, history, Jeep Liberty, museums, pizza, railroad, road trip, Route 66, Rowley, Saskatchewan, schools, Utah
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