Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

13 months ago I took some photos of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple in Daybreak, South Jordan, Utah. Here is a ten photo panorama from that occasion. It really is a lovely temple. It encouraging to see a bit of light standing out among darkness. There are the lights of the city be you better see that those lights are dim when you see a temple all lit up. I'm sure a host of analogies could be made. It must be admitted that the buildings are beautiful. They truly are.

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Beach, Park, Food

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho is one of those places I have fallen in love with because of its beauty. Trees abound and there is plenty of water. We passed through mostly but we found a few treasures to see and experience.

A Little Girl's Red Radio Flyer - Coeur d'Alene City Park, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene is on the edge of Lake Coeur d'Alene. The city goes right to the waters edge. The lake is great for boating and is actually a great way to get around in the area. Lake Coeur d'Alene extends close to 20 miles to the south. The lake is beautiful and just calling for recreational enthusiasts. Coeur d'Alene also resides near Coeur d'Alene National Forest. The trees grow closely side by side. Once you visit you will want to live there. Granted I did visit in the summer.

Light Coming Through Trees - Coeur d'Alene City Park, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Down by the water front there is City Park. The park is in between a beach on the lake and Memorial Field, a baseball field with an old-time feel. The park has huge - no... giant - trees. The trees are tall and have thick trunks. It also has one of the best play areas I have ever seen. It has multiple themes in it. One part my wife liked. It had the mask symbols for theatre and drama. It is a place where you could have your own little puppet show! Almost the whole playground is made out of wood. It is beautiful and adults would find themselves wanting to be a child again. I saw some who couldn't help themselves and had to get in touch with the child inside.

We did see a little girl riding her little red Radio Flyer tricycle in her sun dress. She rode her bike while her father walked along side. She parked the bike so she could go play in imagination made of wood. The bike looked so nice where it was that I had to go take photos of it.

14 photo panorama - Lake Coeur d'Alene Beach, Coeur d'Alene City Park and Beach, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

After the park, beach, and water front we decided to get something to eat. We looked around downtown Coeur d'Alene but nothing seemed to be what we wanted. There were many places to eat and there were many people in all of them. After failing to find a place we drove around looking for a different place. We finally found a great place called Pepe Caldo Pizzeria on 1606 North 4th Street in Coeur d'Alene. It is a small business and they make pizza, pasta, salads and more! We ordered two calzones and took a seat and played some games while we waited. The whole place was being run by one woman at the time. When we arrived we were the only people but the place had a more people come in while we were waiting for the calzones. The people all seemed to know each other. It was a nice small town feel. After a bit of a wait, which was more than worth it, we got our delicious golden Calzones. The Calzones were huge! HUGE! They were also delicious. DELICIOUS!

Two huge mouthwatering calzones from Pepe Caldo Pizzeria in Coeur d'Alene

We had to be back on the road and after the long day we left late. We ate the calzones in the car and we took a quick photo before we feasted on the delicious food. Writing about it makes my mouth water. We will need to go back just to eat there.

In short I highly suggest to go visit, play and eat in Coeur d'Alene.

Enjoy the rest of the photos from our short stay in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

19 photo panorama - Coeur d'Alene City Park, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

A curious squirrel in the Coeur d'Alene City Park

My lovely wife displaying a large and tall evergreen tree in the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Theatre/Drama masks from the puppet show "stage" at the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Puppet show "stage" at the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Radio Flyer tricycle - taken in the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Radio Flyer tricycle - taken in the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Radio Flyer tricycle - taken in the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Radio Flyer tricycle - taken in the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Radio Flyer tricycle - taken in the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Radio Flyer tricycle - taken in the Coeur d'Alene City Park

Lake McDonald and leaving Glacier

Having little time to go through Glacier National Park makes it hard to show everything I saw. For  the time spent I saw a lot. It is one of my most favorite National Parks that I have ever been to. It will be on my list for visiting again.

These remaining images are while heading out of the West side of Glacier National Park. You get to see a tree on a cliff right above the road. There is McDonald Creek and Lake McDonald. There are also some photos of some scenery as we headed to I-90 on our way to Coeur d'Alene.

Happy Halloween

Halloween is pretty much over but here is an older photo of some pumpkins we carved. Enjoy!

Dancing around a fire in the woods, pumpkin carving.

Logan Pass, Going-To-The-Sun Road, Glacier National Park

As you have likely seen from my other post, Glacier National Park is a gorgeous place. Today we We will take a look at the Logan Pass Area along the Going-To-The-Sun Road.

This mountain goat was only a few feet from me while I was taking photos from the side of the road.

Meet my friend the mountain goat. This little guy was nibbling on small rocks and licking the salt covered blacktop of a pull out near the top of Logan Pass. He was causing quite the stop in traffic. The vehicles coming up the mountain all wanted to get a photo of the mountain goat. There was a long line of cars basically stopped. I found out later that there was also road construction going on that caused us wait for about 20-25 minutes. 

I was taking some photos of the mountain goat from only a few feet away and he was ignoring me. The problem is he was not up for giving me a good pose. So I decided to ignore him and take a bunch of other photos of the area. You will be able to see some of them further on in this post. The goat finally finished his mineral rich meal and headed down the mountain side. I then got a few good shots of him. The one above is one of them.

While on our adventure through logan pass we also saw rocky mountain bighorn sheep. I was not able to get a photo of the bighorn because they were so far away. I had to borrow a stranger's binoculars to barely see then on the side of one of the mountains. Maybe next time...

These next few photos are from the east side of Logan Pass. You will see photos from both sides of the pass and from right on top of the pass.

5 photo panorama - The mountains and area around Logan Pass are steep and green. Waterfalls can be seen every and at every turn. The emerald green of scenery can seem unreal. I could easily spend a month there exploring and taking photos.

These next six photos are taken from the area just west of Saint Mary Lake. These are the views from the road. Just think if you hiked around there!

7 photo panorama - looking up Saint Mary River Canyon, west of Saint Mary Lake.

A waterfall cascading down into Saint Mary River Canyon

Mountain along the Saint Mary River Canyon

5 photo panorama - Going-To-The-Sun Mountain

This next group of photos is taken at Siyeh Bend along the Going-To-The-Sun Road. There is a trail that goes off here but we will have to come back someday. it is amazing how wet this place can be.

Moss and other plants near a stream and small waterfall. The ground here was highly saturated and soggy. 

Waterfall coming down the mountain and through a glacier near Siyeh Bend.

Landscape from Siyeh Bend

Siyeh Creek at Siyeh Bend. There is big glacier just upstream that this roaring creek goes through. I do not have a photo of it.

Wild flowers along the mountainside at Siyeh Bend

Wild flowers along the mountainside at Siyeh Bend

The following three photos are taken between Siyeh Bend and The Top of Logan Pass

6 photo panorama - West side of Logan Pass with Reynolds Creek (Reynolds Mountain and Clements Mountain)

Here we are at the top of Logan Pass. There is a Visitor Center at the top of the pass so, as you can see, many people stop and take a walk around here.

27 photo panorama - Top of Logan Pass, Meadows, Trees, Glaciers and Mountains. Mount Oberlin, Clements Mountain, Reynolds Mountain

6 photo panorama - Top of Logan Pass looking east

Ground squirrel at the top of Logan Pass

This last group of photos was taken on the east side of Logan Pass. Again you can see our friend the mountain goat. You can also see a few small glaciers right by the road. This group will end with a panorama I took while we were waiting to go through the construction zone.

Mountain goat snacking on rocks, west side of Logan Pass

Mountain goat snacking on rocks, west side of Logan Pass

Mount Oberlin

 photo panorama - Mount Oberlin, west side of Logan Pass, Going-To-The-Sun Road, Glacier National Park

Mountain goat descending down towards Logan Creek, west side of Logan Pass

Mountain goat turning around for a look as it descends down to Logan Creek, west side of Logan Pass

Small glacier on the side of the road, west side of Logan Pass

Alaska Shaped Glacier (my name fore it)  - Small glacier on the side of the road, west side of Logan Pass

8 photo panorama - Mount Oberlin (right), Heavens Peak (center, distant), Weeping wall (right)