Ensign Peak

So Friday we were up in Salt Lake for eye appointments and we took advantage of being in that area to use one more coupon from our Adventure coupon book from Santa. We hiked Ensign Peak. It was the middle of the day and quite hot and dry, but the hike was not bad at all. 

 The kids are great hikers and had no trouble at all/ It was wonderful to get tot he top. The only problem was there was so much smoke in the air that we couldn't see too far into the valley. We could barely make out Temple Square thanks to the shining tabernacle roof.

 I hadn't realized there was a monument up there. I should have known. There was also a plaque describing when Brigham Young and a few others hiked this peak days after entering the valley.

It has been a great year, going new places and trying new things with the kids, and we still have a few couons left in our book!