In 1869 the Union Pacific and the
Central Pacific Railroad finally decided connect their railroad at
Promontory Point, Utah. They actually built a few miles of track
past each other (yep, they were paid by the mile.)
The National
Park Service has recreated the locomotives that were present, and they sit
on the site so all can see.
Here Anna and Bill reenact a famous scene from
American History:
We got there late and they already put one of the
engines away. We got to see the
Jupiter engine pull back to it's
barn (warning - the video is a big file - don't try the link unless
you have a fast modem)
The
next day we drove to the Great Salt Lake for a swim. It is kind of
gross because the only thing that lives in the lake are Brine Shrimp and
flies love them.
So there are clouds of flies around the edge of the lake. Once you
brave them and get into the water, it has the consistency of weak soup.
If you sit down in it, you can float. No treading water. Just
sit down like in an easy chair and relax. Pretty incredible.
