the road that leads to the hotel we stayed at - La Quinta Inn - with the snow-covered mountains visible behind the stadium
[ filesize:1274x674 resolution: ]
the central quad-type area of the BYU campus with Y mountain peeking from behind the student centre
[ filesize:1280x960 resolution: ]
some old building near the campus with a statue of Brigham Young in front
some students walking around in the daytime - not much detail visible here
a more typical student shot taken when they weren't looking :)
[ filesize:600x800 resolution: ]
and yet more students - this time a bunch of serious-looking formally dressed guys
[ filesize:894x478 resolution: ]
inside of one of the academic buildings ... very impressive-looking and great architecture
parasailers near a mountain on the route between Provo and Salt Lake City
[ filesize:1276x674 resolution: ]
the entrance to Temple Square, one of the most important sites in the Mormon religion
[ filesize:960x1280 resolution: ]
the Assembly Hall, where services were held a while ago
the Mormon Temple ... only those who are sufficiently devout may enter here so us visitors were not allowed in
seagulls that saved the early Mormons from some pest ... now the state bird
[ filesize:826x726 resolution: ]
inside of the Assembly Hall, now used mainly for things such as concerts hence the piano centrestage
our guide and a marble statue of Jesus Christ
outside of the Mormon Tabernacle, home of the choir
the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in rehearsal
the Conference Centre where lots of Mormons meet twice a year to discuss stuff
Mormon Temple from outside Temple Square, after dark and with the lights on ... notice the Angel Moroni on the leftmost spire
really cool pedestrian crossing lights with timers that let you know how many more seconds you have
[ filesize:462x756 resolution: ]
first stop on the hike up Y mountain ... a low-angle shot of the town of Provo
a view of the top of the mountain from the Y ... we didn't go all the way up
some people who came to the conference including Thom Hickey (leftmost), Suzanne Dobratz (center) and Ed Fox (rightmost)
me in the obligatory photo to prove i was actually here :)
Felix Ubogu and others climb up from the bottom of the Y ... which, btw, was made of cement and painted by a graduating class many years ago
panorama of the valley
[ filesize:3856x770 resolution: ]
BYU at dusk
the cars ... to give you some perspective of how high up we were
the beginning of sunset over Provo
another view of the town centred on the hotel where we stayed
this time centred on the local Mormon Temple in Provo
... and sunset gets closer ... we had to wait until sunset since we came all the way up :)
sunset ... finally !
early evening ... lights all come on in Provo
late night on the road to Salt Lake City
