pioneer day

Pioneer Day is a Utah state holiday, celebrating July 24, 1847, the day the Mormon settlers first came to the Salt Lake valley. Their stories of faith and sacrifice are incredible. To honor them, Jaime, our friend Scott Baxter, and I went to Salt Lake to hike Ensign Peak. When the pioneers first got to Salt Lake, Brigham Young recognized the valley as the place where they should settle because he'd seen it in a vision before they left. He recognized the valley by the distinctive dome-shaped peak at the north of the valley, which is now Ensign Peak. Once they got settled a bit, Brigham Young and several other church leaders hiked Ensign Peak and started mapping out the city. The hike isn't too long and offers stunning views of the gorgeous Salt Lake valley, the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountains, and the Great Salt Lake.

We then continued our Pioneer voyage by stopping at the "This is the Place" monument which marks the place where Brigham Young announced that this was, indeed, the place that the Saints would stop and make their home.

We ended the day by visiting Moochie's, a famous sandwich shop in Salt Lake where we delighted in authentic philly cheesesteaks and meatball subs. Yum.e.

Happy Pioneer Day, everyone!