Utah

 __ Utah __ By DV

__History__ Utah is a really interesting state to research. Utah’s state nickname is the Beehive State because the Utahans related the beehive symbol from the pioneer virtues of thrift and perseverance. Utah’s state Motto is Industry. This state was the 45th state to join the union. Utah applied for statehood on January 4, 1896. The States flower is the Sego Lily and the State bird is the California Seagull. Some other things are: State Folk Dance- Square Dance, State Fossil- Allosaurus, State Fruit- Cherry, State Gem- Topaz, State Grass- Indian Rice Grass, State Insect- Honey Bee, State Mineral Copper, State Rock- Coal, State Song- “Utah, This Is the Place”, State Hymn- “Utah We Love Thee”, State Star- Dubhe, State Tartan- Utah State Tartan, State Tree- Blue Spruce, State Veggie- Spanish Sweet Onion, State Historic Veggie- Sugar Beet, State Animal- Rocky Mountain Elk, State cooking pot- Dutch oven, State emblem- beehive, and state fish Bonneville Cutthroat Trout. Spaniards and New Mexicans began exploring Utah is search of short cut routes to the western coast as early as the 18th century. “The Old Spanish Trail” was a very popular trade route with the Spaniards and New Mexicans. Men further explored the state in mountains and trappers in the first half of the 19th century, as they went; they were plotting and mapping the routes. Thousands of pioneers soon began using their trails and adventurers headed to California and Oregon. Utah was being crossed by the U.S. government explorers in the 1840s; John C. Fremont was one of the most notable of these. John C. Fremont wrote detailed reports of the plant and animals life in the area and mapped trails. Brigham Young a companied some Mormon pioneers in the first visit of the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. The group was escaping religious persecution in the Midwest, and wanted life of peace and isolation from outside interference. People of the Salt Lake Valley described this place as a dry, vast dessert and had parched soil. Unconcerned by the Salt Lake Valley, pioneers came to establish the work ethic and resourcefulness that would become their trademark. An ingenious irrigation system implemented from crops that were planted here. The surrounding area was explored and homes and forts were built for shelter. People educated the children in this day in a “tent school.” By 1900 the Mormon had founded nearly 500 settlements in Utah and surrounding states.

In Utah you could go visit Salt Lake City. In Salt Lake City, you could view the nice salty lake and you could learn more about Salt Lake City. You could go to American Fork which was a treasure-house in the Rocky Mountains back then. A cool place to go is Park City in Utah because this place was a famous silver mining town. You could go to park city to go skiing now in days.



__Itinerary__ Friday, June 11, 2010 - Today we will be going to Salt Lake City, Utah from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Trip will take 6 hours and 44 minutes. We will wake up at 5:00am to get ready and pack. We will leave our house to the air port at 9:00am. Our flight will take off at 10:00am and will be going to Salt Lake City, Utah at 2:44am. After the flight, we will be going to rent a Mid Sized car called a Pontiac G6 at 3:00am. We will use that car to take us to the hotel. Bring your bags and luggage to the car so we can go to the hotel next. We should be at the Super 8 Salt Lake City Airport. This is our hotel we will be staying at. We will then go to the hotels gulf course to play gulf and then take a nice refreshing swim in the swimming pool. We then will go back to the hotel around 6:00pm and change to go out to eat for dinner at The Garden Cafe. After dinner we will take a rest for the next exciting day.

Saturday, June 12, 2010 - Today we will wake up at 8:00am and go eat breakfast. When we come back, pack your bags because we are on our way to go to the lake at Salt Lake City. We will then view the lake. We will learn the history when we get there and we will take pictures of the lake. We will then go to Little America Steak House to eat lunch. After that we will see the Brigham Young Monument. We then will go to the Liberty Park and view it. We're going to take a lot of pictures today so far. Now it's dinner time around now. We are going to eat at The Roof Restaurant that's on the 10th floor on 15 East South Temple. We are now going to go back to our hotel and watch TV, change to PJs, brush teeth, and sleep.

Sunday, June 13, 20010 - Today we will go to the Pioneer Memorial Museum. We will first start by packing our lunches. We will go there around 9:00am, then eat lunch around 1:00pm and leave the place at 4:00am. We will get to explore the 6 floors of this museum. This place is full of artifacts, manuscripts, and paintings. We will now go to Bambara to eat dinner. Once we leave the restaurant we will head back to the hotel. We will then brush our teeth and sleep.

Monday, June 14 - We will visit Memory Grove Park today. When we get there, we will hang out and take a lot of pictures. This little field trip is mostly for my mom because it's a great and beautiful place to go and she loves beautiful things. We will eat lunch after going to the park. We then will go to Library Square to go shopping. We will get souvenirs, clothes, and toys here. After shopping we will go eat dinner and go back to the hotel.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - Today we will go to the Fast kart Indoor Speed Way at 9:00am. This is the fun part of the trip. The go-karts you ride go 40 miles per hour and you can win trophies competing. We will be in the karts for a while. Around 1:00pm, we will go eat lunch at Cafe Olympus. After lunch we will go back to the hotel and swim for a little bit. We will then go to back to our room and watch some TV and rest a little bit. We will eat dinner at Acme Burger Company. We will then go to the hotel and brush our teeth then sleep for the next day to come.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - We will spend the day relaxing, watching TV and packing for the next hotel we will stay at. Around 7:00pm, its take off, we will now go hunting for the Yarrow Resort Hotel. We will then unpack and stay overnight there in that 3 star hotel.

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - Today we will be going skiing. We will be skiing on the mountain right behind the hotel. We will then take a nice hot time in the hot tub after getting so cold at the mountain. We will then have lunch. We then will have a spa day. We will be in the spa till 7:00pm and will be eating dinner at 8:00pm. We will have to seep around 9:00pm to wake up early.

Friday, June 18, 2010 - Today we will be leaving to go home from the air port. We will start off the day by waking up at 6:30am to pack our bags. We then will go to the rental car and pack the bags in the car. After packing the bags we will take off and go to the air port. When we get there we will get our bags and drop of the rental car back where we got it from at 11:00am. After that's done, we will eat at the airport for lunch. We will then be waiting for our flight to come pick us up. We will go on the plane at 12:48pm. After the plane lands, we will get our bags and head home.



__Travel Plans__


 * Flight Info:**

Airline: United Time: June 11th, 2010-10:00am Flight #s: 7967, 5780 Layover City and State: Chicago, Illinois (ORD) Length of Trip: 6 hours and 44 min. Destination: Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Leaving From:**

Airline: United Time: June 18th, 2010-12:48 Flight #s: 6075, 392 Layover City and State: Chicago, Illinois (ORD) Length of Trip: 6 hours and 16 min. Destination: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
 * Returning From:**

Company: Alamo Car: Pontiac G6 Pick Up: 3:00am Drop Off: 11:00am Cost per Week: $249.14
 * Car Rental:**



__Accommodation__

I. Super 8 Salt Lake City Airport A. Interstate 80 West Exit 113 Salt Lake City UT US 84116 B. 1-888-Travelocity C. $70.09/night D. Amenities Swimming Pool Non-Smoking Shuttle Parking Pets Allowed Fitness Facility Golf Course Business Center Meeting Rooms Wheelchair Accessible

II. The Yarrow Resort Hotel A. 1800 Park Avenue Park City, UT 84060 B. 1-800-Travelocity C. $98.10/night D. Amenities Swimming Pool Non-Smoking Parking Restaurant On Site High-Speed Internet Kitchenette Room Service Hot Tub Fitness Facility Dry Cleaning/Laundry Spa Business Center Convention Center Meeting Rooms Interior Corridors Wheelchair Accessible



__Pre Trip Planning__ 1. Clean the house 2. Take out the trash 3. Unplug any apliances 4. Pack the bags in the car 5. Change clothes 6. Brush teeth 7. Ask the neighbors to water the plants 8. Lock the doors 9. Take a bathroom break 10. Ask grandparents to take mail



__Estimated Cost__

Gas: $26.50 Hotel: $520.46 Food: $647.50 Entertainment: $1000 Shopping: $200 Round Trip Air Fare: $2,581.75 Car Rental: $249.14 Misc: $100 Total: $5325.35



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