WE MET DAVE SHAUN WHITE!! HE IS AN OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDER!! HE IS FROM HERE!
We visited the Mormon Temple and saw the Mormon Tabernacle Choir!! What an organ!!
He also told us about the Olympics and the Bonneville Flats and land speed records! Man, that was cool. Did you know that the Great Salt Lake used to be called Lake Bonneville? It was much bigger too! We learned why it is a "salt" lake. There are now rivers or streams leaving the valley. All of the minerals that go into the lake can not escape.
We learned a ton about Salt Lake City and The Great Salt Lake! We learned why a capital city is important, and about the history of the city. What a wild story!
Mining booms and the construction of the first transcontinental railroad initially brought economic growth, and the city became nicknamed the Crossroads of the West. In the 21st century the city has developed a strong outdoor recreation tourism industry (skiing and biking), become the industrial banking center of the U.S, and served as host to the 2002 Winter Olympics.
