2023 Grand Western TourTrip Updates

June 26, 2023
2023 Session One

Ida-home is Where the Heart is

Salt Lake City, UT to Swan Valley, ID

Today we went to the Church of the Latter-day Saints to watch the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing, which we really enjoyed even though we had to watch a recording on the big screen since they were recovering from a recent trip to Mexico. Afterwards, we packed up headed to the Walmart to get costumes for […]

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June 26, 2023
2023 Session One

Arch You Glad You Came?

Durango, CO to Salt Lake City, UT

Today we woke up early because we had a long drive ahead of us. We drove from Durango, Colorado to Moab, Utah to see Arches National Park, and stopped at a super fun rest stop called ‘Hole in the Wall’ along the way. The arches were all huge and very cool to look at, and […]

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June 25, 2023
2023 Session One

Mesa Verde: Foundations of Pueblo Architecture

Durango, CO

Today we went to Mesa Verde National Park, where a tour guide met us on the bus and told us about the old settlements in the area. He took us on a tour of the old pit homes around the park and gave us lots of information about how the people lived. We even learned […]

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June 23, 2023
2023 Session One

The River is Calling and We Must Go

Colorado Springs, CO to Durango, CO

The day started out with a great breakfast! We loaded the bus and left by 7:45 and started our 6 hour trip to go white water rafting in Durango. We started to watch Top Gun as we went through the mountains with no service so everyone was talking. We stopped for a quick snack and […]

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