July 11, 2003
Vacation - Final
We're heading home now from our somewhat random tour of the West. Unscheduled stop today at Promontory, Utah to visit the National Historic Site and see where the "golden spike" was laid in 1869, connecting the nation's railroad network from coast to coast. Went by the upper reaches of the Great Salt Lake and the Thiokol plant where shuttle boosters are made. High tech adjacent to engineering's history. All punctuated by tumbleweeds and vultures on the desert road. Coolness.
Normal posting should resume by Sunday. Will be interested to see if we missed anything in the wide world besides our military still taking shots in Iraq and the odd mass murder here and there.