Less than 2 weeks after the departure of Susan’s parents, Jeff’s arrived. They flew in on a Wednesday and returned home on Sunday, so also had a good amount of time to checkout the area. In their luggage, they also brought our MIA tent which turned up in their garage (who knew).
They got to the apartment just as I was winding up my workday and were able to relax a bit before we took them to an embarrassing performance at trivia…it was not our week but fun nonetheless. Thursday afternoon brought a hike with just Jeff and the parents after a lunch visit to Susan at work. We hiked Mt. Naomi, which Susan has already conquered, and all but made it to the peak before taking a wrong turn and ending on an adjacent peak. The views were still excellent and we were losing warmth and sunlight so we called it success.
Other activities of the Kissel visit was visiting the Gardner’s Market, hiking the Crimson Trail, visiting the Golden Spike National Monument, and another trip to La Nonne, among many others. The weather cooperated greatly with our outdoor plans and it was another successful visit.
As my parents headed to the airport, we ended the weekend with a true Utah experience – going to Salt Lake City Temple Square for the LDS General Conference. We met our missionaries in an attempt to get into the conference center for the last session with stand-by tickets. Alas, we ended up watching the conference remotely across the street in the Tabernacle, but a neat experience nevertheless.
Kissel parents with Mt. Naomi 
Promontory Point – Where the East and West railroads came together 
Kissel family with the golden spike 
Train demo 
Kissel family at the Crimson Trail trailhead 
General Conference stand-by line in the tabernacle
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