In July we attended a family reunion for Doug's mom's family to celebrate Doug's grandpa's 80th birthday. The family rented out this awesome historic courthouse in Junction, Utah which has been renovated for family reunions!
the old courthouse
Our Evans family with Granny and Grandpa Horton
Granny and Grandpa with the grandkids
a fierce marble tournament
On our way home we made a couple stops. The first one being the Fremont Indian State Park. We learned all about them at the museum then walked through the park to see all the amazing rock art panels. There are SOOO many and some of the coolest we've seen.
-these guys remind me of aliens-
there's a big guy that looks like a ghost with horns to the right of Seneca's head in the dark orange varnish
This one is across the freeway up high. Its HUGE- 3 feet tall and 12 feet long!!! Its called the Indian Blanket. The legend is a group of Indians were passing through the canyon and a young baby died and was buried here. The mother was so sad to think of her baby being alone in the cold, so when they passed through again she painted this blanket for her baby to use to keep warm.
After the Fremont Park we stopped at Cove Fort. The prophet, Brigham Young, asked my great, great, great, great grandfather, Ira Hinkley, to build a fort here to offer protection for the pioneers who were traveling to settle farther west.
its made out of lava rock from the surrounding area
That fort looks awesome, so cool that it's made of lava rock! That would be fun to build and be a part of. That's neat about the family reunion house-- good idea!
ReplyDeleteDoug and Alyssa:
ReplyDeleteAlyssa, you do not know me. I'm Doug's aunt (Doug senior's older sister who's on a mission). However, I've been to Junction as well as that court house many times! My husband and I lived in Circleville, Utah (just the next town away) when we were first out of grad. school. My husband was director of mental health there. Junction was part of our ward! It brought back many memories to see that old building...ask Doug senior if he remembers those days?
Hope you and Doug are doing well. Love, Aunt Sue