So we pack up the car and drove to Delta, Utah. Why? Any reasonable person would ask...Well, because Ethan had just finished reading a book in class about the Topaz Internment camp, so I thought I would take him to see where it was. On the way down we stopped at an old abandoned mine and looked around. While we were down there we went on many rock-hounding trips too. We went to Topaz Mountain and found Topaz and Apache Tears. The kids had a great time scaling the mountain. Rock collecting was fun, but I think they just had fun bashing rocks and running around the mountainside. We went out to the Dugway geode beds and came home with a bucket or two full. We went and found Sun-stones and Trilobites too. Since it has done nothing but snow since we have been home, I actually haven't been able to go through the six five gallon buckets we brought home filled with rocks to see what we actually have. Of, course, we drove out to Topaz. It was exactly what I expected to see -- mostly nothing. Mostly, it was a moment to stop and reflect about what a horrible thing our country did -- and wonder of the possibility of it ever happening again. Our last night we stayed at a dive ON the border. The boys thought it was hilarious to be in two states at once. They kept going back and forth for a long time. Our last day we went to Lehman Caves. It was amazing how big and beautiful they were. None of my pictures truly do it justice. We were so tired from being cooped up in the truck together, that on the way home we decided to buy a new car. Yeah, right! Actually, the Lotus was parked next to us in the IKEA parking lot. Anyway, except for when Brady got food poisoning, I think a good time was had by all... Surprisingly, I can't wait for another trip to collect more rocks!
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