We drove down through Great Falls, through the lovely (but icy) Rockies, through Idaho, and to Provo, Utah. The prejudice against Utah is that it's ugly, so its beauty is all the more suprising and delightful. The Salt Lake area is incredible, and Deborah's cousin has opposing views of the mountains behind and the lake in front of their home.

We had a free morning on Wednesday, so we drove up Provo Canyon to see a water fall and then on to Sun Dance. I'd have to say that is about the loveliest area I've ever driven through.

Stacie and her husband, Nick, both teach at BYU, so they took us on a tour of the campus. Their children (Samuel, Anna, and Michael) were great associate hosts and made us feel very welcome. Our children had so much fun together; Anna kept saying, 'I wish you guys could live here with us.'