Another photo from my December in Utah today… Never heard of Lake Bonneville? Most people probably haven’t, but don’t feel bad. It is a prehistoric lake. What remains is now called the Great Salt Lake, which you have probably heard of.

The day after I took this photo I went on another walk in the same general area. The houses in that picture would have been under water back when Lake Bonneville was in its heyday. The walk was beautiful but extremely cold.

Posted on February 4th, 2011 under outside of ashland. Tags: snow, sunset, utah. Comments Off on A walk along the edge of Lake Bonneville

I forgot I took this photo on my cell phone while in Utah in December. Utah has some strange laws regarding alcohol. The first Utah brewery only came into being in the late 1980s. This was the company, Wasatch Beers. Brew pubs were actually illegal in Utah until about 20 years ago. Even now there are only 12 in the entire state.

There are all kinds of crazy rules in Utah, which I don’t fully understand, like when you can buy beer, how much alcohol it can have in it (not much), and where you can purchase other alcoholic beverages in the state. I don’t think you can even get wine at the grocery store.

This Polygamy Porter made me chuckle. At only 4% alcohol, you’re going to need more than just one to feel any of its effects.

Posted on January 31st, 2011 under outside of ashland. Tags: utah. Comments Off on Polygamy Porter

Another picture today from my trip to Utah late last month. Viewing the Christmas lights on Temple Square are a must if you happen to be in Salt Lake City in December.

Posted on January 11th, 2011 under outside of ashland. Tags: utah. Comments: 2

Another photo from our trip to Utah… This one is from Temple Square in Salt Lake City.

Posted on January 3rd, 2011 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: christmas, night photography, utah. Comments Off on Nativity reflecting pool

I have been in Utah for Christmas five or six times in my life. I think this was the first that wasn’t a White Christmas. However, the day after Christmas, several inches of snow fell in the afternoon. I went on a little hike up the mountain side before the sun went down in order to take this photo of Fruit Heights, with Kaysville (and maybe a little of Farmington to the left) in the background.

Posted on December 27th, 2010 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: night photography, snow, utah, winter. Comments: 1

We went for a walk around Temple Square the other night. Rain was falling, but not too heavily.

The best looking building on Temple Square, in my opinion, is the Assembly Hall which is now about 130 years old. Temple Square is famous for its Christmas lights.

Posted on December 26th, 2010 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: night photography, utah. Comments Off on Assembly Hall on Temple Square

We spend Christmas in Utah most years. We weren’t here last year, but we are this year. It has been foggy every day so I won’t have many pictures from Utah this time.

Posted on December 25th, 2010 under outside of ashland. Tags: christmas, trees, utah. Comments: 1

If you are sick of my pictures of Utah you are in luck as tomorrow we will be moving out of Utah and getting on the road back to Ashland. Today’s photo includes my father-in-law and nephew.

Posted on January 10th, 2009 under nature. Tags: mountains, snow, utah, winter. Comments: 1

Posted on January 9th, 2009 under places. Tags: clouds, skywatch, snow, utah, winter. Comments: 1