We had a few days off over Easter so I decided to take advantage of being in the USA and go and see my family in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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View over downtown Salt Lake City - mostly owned by the Mormons!
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The Temple. You can't enter unless you are a Mormon recommended for temple by another Mormon...
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At almost any intersection, looking East or West will yield a view of the mountains.
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Alta Ski Resort
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Where I tried Skis for the first time.
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Following my instructor down a nursery slope so shallow it hardly looks sloped at all!
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Still, I didn't spend nearly as much time on my ass as I expected...
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I seem to be enjoying myself too!
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The view from the car park towards one set of slopes...
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... and down towards the beginners slope...
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...and up the mountain the other way.
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Crazy people ski the steep face in the center....
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Looking down the canyon towards Salt Lake City.
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My uncle an aunt's house on the right, complete with mountain view!
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My uncle took me for a look around the Hill Aerospace museum, and shared some of his incredible knowledge on aircraft with me. A great morning out!
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In the afternoon we drove across a causeway on the Salt Lake, to Antelope Island, a state park where they keep Bison.
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Abandoned machinery at the ranch on Antelope Island.
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A panormaic view of the mountains from Antelope Island, just as a big rainstorm comes in.
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The view of Antelope Island from the causeway.
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Flaring off at one of many small refineries, as more rain comes in.
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Family dinner - Katy helps Andrew with some colouring in.
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Two against one...
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Alex tries to hide from the camera under his hat.
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My aunt Helen with her wee grandson.
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Helen with Katy, and Andrew. Laughing too much to pose!
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Aww, happy family!
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Another family group - uncle, aunt, and cousin Sarah. Not forgetting of course the dog Punch...
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...the other dog (Misty, like our cat!) wouldn't come out to be photographed.
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Out walking the dogs, the vew from an intersection just down from the house.
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Mountains.
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More mountains.
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Brides Veil Waterfall. And mountains.
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A reservoir. And mountains.
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Park City - a ski resort used during the Winter Olympics and home to a rather fine microbrewery. And some mountains.
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And to finish, something compeltely different. A view across Salt Lake City.... To the mountains!
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