Day 10: Utah II
6 July 2008We filled our Utah stops with books and dinosaurs, which I think was my mom’s silent way of apologizing to me for Reno. She knows me well enough to be sure that putting dinosaurs in front of me will guarantee my happiness for the next 600 miles or so.
We woke up in Salt Lake City and I had yet another breakfast that involved bacon, trying to keep my Percentage of Vacation Meals Involving Pork Products at above 70% (this is surprisingly easy to do). I vetted our route with one of the sales VPs I work with so that she could tell me what bookstores to visit along the way (according to my mother, this makes the entire trip a tax write-off. I can’t wait to explain that to the IRS) and first on her list was The Kings English in Utah. I would pretty much live in this store if they decided to take in boarders.
I bought many things, including the new-ish Joan Bauer book that I’ve been meaning to grab and the Patron Saint of Butterflies because it was autographed and because you can never have too much teen fiction about polygamyst cults.
Afterwards, we went off to the Utah Museum of Natural History, chosen based on my love of the real Museum of Natural History on the west side, and because I hear there are lots of dinosaurs in Utah.
And I love dinosaurs.
This museum also proved to be a great place to continue my accidental photographic study of stuffed wild animals retained in clear boxes:
This was my favorite museum display signage that we saw all trip– Oh, what’s that over there, is it a dinosaur? Huh, I’m not sure. I wish someone would clear it up for me:
This is the last video that I made on the trip, so I’m glad I didn’t hold off on the song choice for a more special montage or one that might have images that even remotely coordinate with the lyrics.
Cristin Loves Dinosaurs from Cristin Stickles on Vimeo.
After leaving Salt Lake City, we drove across Wyoming and stayed in Cheyenne at a hotel advertising some fantastic musical selections:
Ohmygod, Pyschostick!! I love their gospel album!!
2 Responses to “Day 10: Utah II”
July 6th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Well, as someone who works in sales, it’s important for you to know about a wide range of bookstores in all sorts of communities so you can better gauge their needs in children’s and young people’s fiction. And the best way to learn is to visit.
There. Tell the IRS that.
July 7th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
i could have gotten you a signed patron saint, but i appreciate you buying one.
also, fun fact about beavers–they are the MIT mascot because beavers are nature’s engineers. i know this because my father’s class ring features beavers and i’ve been listening to him explain this to various people my whole life.