Sunday evening: July 22, 2012 (third travelogue of this trip).
We are at the Hampton Inn in Craig (map). We stayed here last year on our way out to Salt Lake City. It is a great place and we have been impressed with Hampton Inns in general.
Our trip today started with the climb out of Salt Lake on I-80 to Park City and then on US-40 through Utah into Colorado. Even though we have taken this route several times, we enjoy the varied scenery and the small towns. The road itself is in good condition and fairly easy to drive.
Last night was very special. Lynn, one of Pat's downline, obtained tickets to a special presentation of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The special guest performer was Katherine Jenkins. She has an unbelievable voice (described as mezzo-soprano) and is also known for her great performance on Dancing With The Stars. Our seats were perhaps 20 rows back and almost in the center of the stage.
The concert was held in the Mormon Conference Center. The auditorium is indescribable. The stage is huge and it seats 21,000 people (most of the seats were filled). It is reported to be the largest theater style auditorium ever built (reference). The photo below was taken from a newspaper review of the first night's concert (here). You can see the huge array of pipes for the pipe organ, the choir and the vast number of members of the orchestra. The acoustics of the auditorium are fantastic. Without question, the performance was amazing.
Tomorrow we will continue our drive on US-40 to Empire where we will intersect with I-70 and then home. It is a bit less than 200 miles.
That is all for this trip.
.jpg)
No comments:
Post a Comment