The weekend Ashley and I went on a wildflower quest is the same weekend the world went crazy.
On Saturday, we drove around the National Forest near Fairview. I had heard of a wildflower garden that was planted there in the 70’s. Unfortunately, we were just a little too early. Snow still covered the road, and the only thing blooming was avalanche lilies. But we still enjoyed exploring an unfamiliar area.
When I got home, I started hearing sirens. Constant sirens flying up my street. Finally I looked outside and noticed that military vehicles were among the cars passing my house. I turned on the news and discovered that the national guard had been deployed to downtown SLC due to looting and rioting. I was shocked that this was happening in SLC! I remained glued to the tv all evening, texting with friends about how the world had gone crazy. The mayor imposed a curfew on the city, and all of us were unsure of the exact parameters- did that mean Ashley and I couldn’t go see the poppy fields the next morning?
Well, we went anyway. And we were so glad we did. Once again, we were just a little early, but it was still spectacular.
(Ashley looking like an influencer)
Then we drove to Eden to check out another trail that we heard had good flowers.
It was our first time in Eden, and we agreed that the town is appropriately named and tried to figure out how we could move there.
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