Becoming a Utah Rockhounder

This past fall it was decided that my grandson, Silas, who helps take such good care of his younger brother, deserved to do something adventurous.

When the local rockhounding group was invited to go visit the old Mammoth Copper & Gold Mine, we joined in. It was “take what you can haul out”

We went for the sheer thrill of it.  KIMG0038The group met early in the morning at the old ghost town of Eureka, Utah, where we wandered around until all arrived. Continue reading Becoming a Utah Rockhounder

Temple Hill, Manti Mystery Glyphs

100_0652Todays story picks up where yesterdays left off.

The last photograph yesterday shows Temple Hill in the far distance within it’s surrounding mountainsides.

The first photograph today shows us coming off the mountain and heading east, to the town of Manti with the Temple straight ahead.

It is to the grounds behind the Temple we will wander today for just a minute. Continue reading Temple Hill, Manti Mystery Glyphs