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A little too much water in Utah Lake.  The Wasatch Mountains are in the background of the ‘No Parking’ sign. And you will get your ankles, maybe even your calves, wet if you wish to get to this dock.

On the grounds of Utah Lake Park, this quail, bigger than the ones we see at home, was scurrying around the area.

Just leaving Old Downtown Provo with a speed limit of 15 mph, this couple, w/child, leave the bike lane & merge with traffic.  No one blinks an eye. Lots of bikes in Provo.

Ah, those mountains. We are about to drive through the campus of Brigham Young University.

Lavell Edwards Stadium dominates the scene at this part of the campus.  They take their sports seriously here (a lot of universities do), but the more serious part of an education is the Paleontology Dept., a small part of the building shown here.  The very top of those grand mountains is in the background.

Just another perspective of the town. I would have a hard time concentrating on my driving with these views.

Being a town full of young people, we certainly saw some characters. This young lady with her 2-toned hair and lacy stockings with a rather large hole in them, was certainly eye-catching.  She had a certain flair about her that transcended the hair.  She looked like someone who might be fun to meet.

Just a few minutes out of Provo is Bridal Veil Falls, a place we were told was a must-see. Was it ever. The picture does not begin to show its size, but the best I could do. At the base of the lower tier of the falls there are about 100 people enjoying the pool of water at its base. Really, really pretty!

Cannot believe I got this pic. With the zoom full out, I caught 3 teens making their way across the base of the veil part of the falls, the middle section. This does give some perspective on the size of the falls. The boy in the red shirt is talking on his cell phone.  I love it!

The lower section of Bridal Veil Falls shows a few of the people enjoying the cool water.  On the left of the pic, note the boy in turquoise.  Looking carefully, you can see he has his dog wading with him.  On the right, note the boy in a gray shirt with his arm upraised. He & his friends are skateboarding. The pool is deeper to the left, out of range of this picture.

At the Farmers’ Market:  This interesting-looking man allowed us to take this picture of his dogs. They were the sweetest things you could imagine. Their ‘momma’ got them to pose.

Lots of young families were at the market.  This toddler was running around in circles with her adoring mom chasing after with her camera. The mom is moving in this position so she can get just the right picture.  We presume dad is the gent looking on in front of the building.

Some of the crowd shopping at the Farmers’ Market. Very, very few farmers at this one.  Late spring=no produce.

This darling couple was watching over their booth where her hand-crafted hair barrettes were on display.  After choosing two for the grandgirls, we chatted for quite awhile as they are interested in becoming RV’ers. Hope we meet up on the road someday!!

Wanna exercise your horse? Have no time to ride?  Well, just hook him up to your truck, put the dog in the back & head on down the road. Going at a sedate pace, the horse was slowly trotting.  Just down the road from our campground.

Hare Krishna temple in Spanish Fork, UT.  Did not see any of the sheet-garbed folks that were often seen at airports, etc. Don’t really know if they still do that.

We think this is the main entrance to their worship or meditation center.  Does not seem to be in use. Another staircase inside is the route we were taken. Read notes above for this date for more info.

The lotus pattern on the floor & ceiling were carefully done by artists within this group. In the upper area, slightly to the right, you can see a man meditating at the altar as he watches his grandchild.  The room is light & airy with many windows showing the lovely views outside.

The ceiling dome is carefully designed.  I was intrigued by the crystal chandelier here & also around the room.  Didn’t seem to fit with the Indian design.  Ah, well, what do I know?

A very ornate, hand-carved teak altar is the focal point of the room.  The beautiful, carefully dressed ‘dolls’ were a sight. We asked the guide the symbolism of these characters, but, as stated above, we did not understand his answer.  They do represent some of the tenents of their worship, but I just don’t know what. Note:  Gary had to lighten this so you could see the wood & carvings.  The wood is actually the dark teak you expect to see in Indian art.

The detail on the clothing of these statues is exquisite. Very detailed, very pretty.

These doors lead out to the balcony surrounding the upper floor of the building. Thought they were interesting.

At full attention, this guy was in a bit of snit about something. He marched around like a soldier. He kept this up for quite awhile. It had nothing to do with our presence.  We found him like this.  Perhaps he was trying to attract a female. That tends to make men cranky.

Parade rest: He suddenly put down his wondrous tail and posed for us. I’m usually staring at their magnificent tails.  I’d not noticed before what a large body & strong legs they have. He’s quite a big boy!