Trippin in Rocktober

 Yes... We Went to Vernal...

 

Gonna be honest... not my #1 choice for a get away... 

but it worked

I don't remember the Vernal temple from pictures... 

and this is prob. why...

 

We also went to the Dinosaur museum... it was a speed trip... 

think 20-30 min. tops

 Our 2 min. tram ride...

 But we did get to see some Ancient Animal Skeletons... 

which was awesome

I love how this old newspaper read... 

not Fossils... 

Ancient Animals' Skeletons... 

it's sounds so much more mysterious! 

 

 

 Man.. it's so bright in here... I need my shades...

 pretty big one... I wonder if Dinosaurs get to be resurrected... 

hmm..   ?  ?  ?   anyone... anyone...

 Hmm... that's what I thought.

 

 here is a pic of the outside... the newly re done structure. 

 

 And a picture looking out from the new building

 

 My favorite part of the excursion was the pictures the kids posted of dinosaurs... 

I love love love them.

 especially the talking dinosaurs... totally made my day!

Sucks to be this guy!

This claw reminds me of Fairview, Utah... 

My brother found a T rex tooth while we were fishing 

in the Fairview lakes (think 1989) they were draining 

the ponds for some reason and we were just wasting time

while my dad was fishing... he found a big big "claw" 

Turns out ... it was a T rex tooth... 

BYU swiftly confiscated it and put it in their museum. 

if you wanna see it... it's by the LaVell Edwards stadium. 

OK here's my question... Why are all Dinosaurs depicted

with their mouths open all the time ?

 Seriously... yo

u'd think they would have all gone extinct 

because they got sore throats and couldn't eat anymore. 

Am I the only person to have thought of this... 

screw the asteroid/meteor theory... they died of sore throats!

 Again, mouths open...

 again...

 ok - well this guy is actually eating so it's ok

 I wanted these books... but we didnt have time - maybe I can find them on Ebay.

I was a little bummed that we couldn't go see the petroglyphs

 but it made me feel better to take pictures of fake ones. 

you do what you gotta do .

Day 5/6 Boston, Bunker Hill, USS Constitution

Bunker Hill

It might not look big from this pic... but it was!

Jake decided to climb it ... I decided not to .
While he was stair stepping...
I was taking pictures of this lady who was doing a yoga routine before
attempting the stairs.

Jake disclosed that he should have stretched a little before he went...
or after...
either way he was super sore the next day.

The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original objective of both colonial and British troops, and is occasionally referred to as the "Battle of Breed's Hill."

On June 13, 1775, the leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British generals were planning to send troops out from the city to occupy the unoccupied hills surrounding the city. In response to this intelligence, 1,200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott stealthily occupied Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, constructed an earthen redoubt on Breed's Hill, and built lightly fortified lines across most of the Charlestown Peninsula.

When the British were alerted to the presence of the new position the next day, they mounted an attack against them. After two assaults on the colonial lines were repulsed with significant British casualties, the British finally captured the positions on the third assault, after the defenders in the redoubt ran out of ammunition. The colonial forces retreated to Cambridge over Bunker Hill, suffering their most significant losses on Bunker Hill.

While the result was a victory for the British, they suffered heavy losses: over 800 wounded and 226 killed, including a notably large number of officers. The battle is seen as an example of a Pyrrhic victory, because the immediate gain (the capture of Bunker Hill) was modest and did not significantly change the state of the siege, while the cost (the loss of nearly a third of the deployed forces) was high. Meanwhile, colonial forces were able to retreat and regroup in good order having suffered few casualties. Furthermore, the battle demonstrated that relatively inexperienced colonial forces were willing and able to stand up to regular army troops in a pitched battle.



The famous order "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was popularized in stories about the battle of Bunker Hill. It is uncertain as to who said it there, since various histories, including eyewitness accounts, attribute it to Putnam, Stark, Prescott or Gridley, and it may have been said first by one, and repeated by the others. It was also not an original statement. It was used by General James Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham, when his troops defeated Montcalm's army on September 13, 1759. The earliest similar quote came from the Battle of Dettingen on June 27, 1743, where Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw warned his Regiment, the Royal Scots Fusiliers, not to fire until they could "see the white's of their e'en." The phrase was also used by Prince Charles of Prussia in 1745, and repeated in 1755 by Frederick the Great, and may have been mentioned in histories the colonial military leaders were familiar with. Whether or not it was actually said in this battle, it was clear that the colonial military leadership were regularly reminding their troops to hold their fire until the moment when it would have the greatest effect, especially in situations where their ammunition would be limited.

Ya that didn't work out as planned... oh well .it's funny.
He'll kill me later.

This was the best place in Concord to eat!

Day 1- Sharon, Turnbridge, & Woodstock VT.

Ok so this is Sharon, Vermont.

The visitors center
I love to talk with the sister missionaries (senior couples) I really hit it off with them.
and then they tell me more stuff that I need to know.
it's a great way to go about learning!

Prepare yourself... for my favorite picture of the whole trip.....
It's from Woodstock, Vermont- where we went after Sharon and Turnbridge...
But I just couldn't wait ... I needed to post it as one of the first pictures .
I may have it framed - wall size. hahah i'm sure jake wouldn't like that.

I just Love it

I also enjoy old cemeteries... so heads up for the rest of the blog.



You can see that someone originally had rocks as a foundation for this one. cool.




Below is the bridge in Woodstock Vermont.

Here's the un-cropped picture (original) that I took of Jake. the other was zoomed a little.

I just don't get why you would want a stream under your building..
there's not even a see through floor (not that i would want that anyways)

It just doesn't seem like a firm foundation.

The inside of the bridge

but.... I don't really like Heights

So I ran across this bridge outside of Woodstock
and i made Jake go back and get the car for me.

above is the INN at woodstock

Check out below

Sad sad sad.

Beautiful scenery- but alot of flood damage still.

Yes this was me most of the trip- out the window.

felt bad for this guy...

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PICTURE
below

apparently i need to work on my bear face...

Jakes Bear face was Awesome! I really like this picture of him... he looks so happy.

Do you see the cows below ?

do you see them now...

I enjoy Vermont because they are mostly farmers and they decorate with STRAW bales!!!

Skunkie

More damage from the Hurricane

And more Straw Art !!! yea for straw art!