This past week Caleb had some follow up appointments in Salt Lake, so we decided to make it an adventure day! While I was at Primary Children's hospital with Caleb, Dallan took the other children to hike Ensign Peak. Then while I was at the Endocrinologist he and the kids visited the Hogle Zoo! Caleb was a great sport and didn't complain once that our adventures were in the doctor's office.
Ensign Peak is a prominent hill on the northern edge of the Salt Lake Valley. On July 26, 1847, two days after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young and seven other pioneer leaders climbed the hill to survey the valley. From its summit they laid out in their minds the city they intended to build.
The men fastened a yellow bandanna to a cane and waved it from the mountain peak. Brigham Young named the spot Ensign Peak. The pioneers had carried two American flags with them across the plains. Within a short time a flagpole was erected and one of those flags was flown from the peak.
2 comments:
Fun day for the boys, and Caleb is looking very well indeed! Love the view from the peak, too.
You guys live in such a BEAUTIFUL place. And that Caleb...precious. :)
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