Yesterday was a day we got to spend with Grandmomma and Grandaddy. We got up about 7:45 and cleaned up the house in case anyone came to look at the house while we were gone. We headed up to their apartment around 8:30. Grandaddy made us pancakes, eggs, and sausage. YUMMY! After sitting around for about and hour after breakfast we packed up in their car and headed to the Kenecott Copper Mines. I have been wanting to go here for a while and see what it is all about. I read some interesting facts to the kids before we left.
-it is the largest open mining place in the world.
-in 1999 it took 36 tons of copper to make all the coins that were made that year. Kenecott takes about 41 days to get that much copper from their mine.
-The wheels on the dump trucks that haul the ore cost 19,000-23,000 a piece and last around a year. They put about 50,000 miles on them during that year.
-the length of the mine at the top is 2 ½ miles long. At over ¾ a mile deep.
We were able to look down in the mile and see to the bottom. They also had a visitors center we were able to read all about the mine. The history to how the mine became a mine is really interesting.
We weren’t quiet sure where it was so we got to go on a driving adventure until we found it.

This is the new Oquerrh Mountain Temple. We were able to go to the dedication on Sunday at our Stake Center. We now have 11 Temples in Utah (if I counted correctly).