A rest day was needed after our trip across Nevada plus the final drive on my bike had developed an oil leak that needed fixing in Salt Lake City, we chose to stay in Ogden due to a good Hotel deal as well as some local attractions.
A day ride to Bear Lake takes us through the Unita Wasatch Cache National Forest returning via Logan, the wild flowers along the roadside provide a colourful spread.
The old Union Station in Ogden has been transformed into a Museum complex, one is dedicated to John M Browning a former resident & inventor of many of the most iconic firearms of the 20th Century including the Winchester Rifle & Colt 45, many of his designs were in continuous production for over 50 years.
The Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum has some magnificent vehicles on display, these 1920's &1930's monsters are superb.
The details & quality of the chrome on these early Lincoln's shines through.
This is also home to the Utah State Railway Museum with John & I climbing over a few of the exhibits.
Union Station was named as it was close to where the Union Pacific & Central Pacific rail-roads joined forming the US first trans-continental railway link, a number of steam & diesel locomotives from previous decades are on display.
Down-town itself is directly opposite the station & the street art of decorated horses is all around, the mountains also make an attractive backdrop.
It's very hot here & on Tuesday we take my bike to the 'Bavarian Motorcycle Workshop' in Salt Lake City, the workshop is very close to the centre so we check into our hotel & take a look around Temple Square,
The grounds are immaculate & the Mormon Tabernacle looks resplendent in the early afternoon sun.
Religious statues are located around the grounds as well as a number of fountains, it certainly is a nice place to stroll regardless of your personal religious views.
Not much of old Salt Lake City remains as work on redevelopment continues, at least the City Creek shopping centre incorporates some nice architectural features, they also keep the kids coll in the heat.
One of the remaining older buildings is the Capitol Theatre from 1913.
The good news is that my bike is fixed, a new main bearing & oil seal for the final drive, luckily Ron Schmidt is a bit of an expert & had the parts in stock, here Ron is putting the details in for my bill!!
Before we get on the road again tomorrow it's time for a night shot of Temple Square & the Temple itself.
A day ride to Bear Lake takes us through the Unita Wasatch Cache National Forest returning via Logan, the wild flowers along the roadside provide a colourful spread.
The old Union Station in Ogden has been transformed into a Museum complex, one is dedicated to John M Browning a former resident & inventor of many of the most iconic firearms of the 20th Century including the Winchester Rifle & Colt 45, many of his designs were in continuous production for over 50 years.
The Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum has some magnificent vehicles on display, these 1920's &1930's monsters are superb.
The details & quality of the chrome on these early Lincoln's shines through.
This is also home to the Utah State Railway Museum with John & I climbing over a few of the exhibits.
Union Station was named as it was close to where the Union Pacific & Central Pacific rail-roads joined forming the US first trans-continental railway link, a number of steam & diesel locomotives from previous decades are on display.
Down-town itself is directly opposite the station & the street art of decorated horses is all around, the mountains also make an attractive backdrop.
It's very hot here & on Tuesday we take my bike to the 'Bavarian Motorcycle Workshop' in Salt Lake City, the workshop is very close to the centre so we check into our hotel & take a look around Temple Square,
The grounds are immaculate & the Mormon Tabernacle looks resplendent in the early afternoon sun.
Religious statues are located around the grounds as well as a number of fountains, it certainly is a nice place to stroll regardless of your personal religious views.
Not much of old Salt Lake City remains as work on redevelopment continues, at least the City Creek shopping centre incorporates some nice architectural features, they also keep the kids coll in the heat.
One of the remaining older buildings is the Capitol Theatre from 1913.
The good news is that my bike is fixed, a new main bearing & oil seal for the final drive, luckily Ron Schmidt is a bit of an expert & had the parts in stock, here Ron is putting the details in for my bill!!
Before we get on the road again tomorrow it's time for a night shot of Temple Square & the Temple itself.
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