Taking Grandchildren to Gene Leahy Mall

Gene Leahy Mall is a fun place for kids to play.  This is my first trip there with Grandchildren.  Thee are unique climbing walls with bridges, a place with swings, slides and the on the other side of the mall sitting swings and long slides.

 

This year I have added some check marks to my bucket list.  I have visited two new temples to me.  We visited Tucson and Elko and Modesto (not completed).  Three new National Parks and two Monuments, Tonto, Casa Grande Ruins, Saguaro and White Sands and Archway.

 My Bucket List to do:

Visit Rainbow Bridge (Lake Powell)

Lea Salonga Live

Donny Osmond Live

Iguazu Waterfall

Camp at Jenny’s Lake

Martin’s Cove again

Ashton History

Cantata Performed
100 recorded songs on You Tube; 30

Gettysburg

Grand Canyon North Rim

Grand Canyon Cavern

Liberty Island

Rainbow Bridge

Visit 50 temples inside: 30: Logan, Salt Lake, L.A., Oakland, Manti, Provo, Ogden, Washington D.C., Rexburg, Jordan River, Vernal, Sacramento, Timpanogos, Palmyra, Seattle Bellevue, Fresno, Cedar City, Provo City Center, Las Vegas, Mesa, Phoenix, Winter Quarters, San Diego, Monticello, Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis. Snow Flake, Denver, Kansas City, 

Winter Quarters Temple

San Diego Temple

Indianapolis 

Fountain outside of Chicago temple

St Louis

outside: 18 Idaho Falls, Draper, Bountiful, St. George, New York City, Boise, Twin Falls, Oquirrh, Reno, Payson, Brigham City, Richland Columbia River, Saratoga Springs, Orem, Portland, Elko, Tucson, Modesto.

50 National Parks, +etc

23 parks Yellowstone, Tetons, Yosemite, Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Canyon, Zion, Mesa Verde, Sequoia, Petrified Forest, Mount Ranier, Death Valley, Great Basin, Capitol Reef, Pinnacles, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Bryce Canyon, Joshua Trees, Kings Canyon, Indiana Sand Dunes, Gateway Arch, Saguaro National Park, east and west, White Sands National Park. 

38 others: Mount Rushmore NM, Golden Spike Promontory NM, Cedar Breaks NM, Natural Bridges NM, Fort Point, Golden Gate NRA S.F. and Rodeo Beach, Scotts Bluff NM, Jefferson National Expansion (Arch), Wilson's Creek Battlefield, Cabrillo NM, Craters of the Moon NM, Dinosaur NM, Timpanogas Cave NM, Fort Laramie NHS, Trail of Tears NHT, Mormon National historic trail, Oregon national historic trail, Arlington, Washington D.C. National Mall and Memorials, Fort McHenry, Independence NHP, Niagara Falls, General Grant NM, Erie Canalway, Buffalo National River, Smithsonian, Monument Valley Navajo Nation Park, Flaming Gorge, Ross Lake NRA, White House, Mojave Desert Reserve, Grand Coulee Dam NRA, Constitution Garden, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead NRA, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Tonto NM, Casa Grande NM, Lewis And Clark National Visitors Center.

50 state Parks: 44: Dead Horse Point, Calaveras Big Trees, Hyrum Lake, Natural Bridges State Beach,  Henry Coe, Big Basin, Ano Nuevo State Park, Carnegie State Vehicle, Castle Rock, Caswell, Clear Lake, Henry Cowell, Columbia, Lake Del Valle, Manresa State beach, Mount Diablo State Park, New Brighton State Beach, Old Sacramento State Park, Seacliff State Beach, Sonoma State Historic Park, Sunset State Beach, Sutter's Fort, Turlock Lake State Recreation Area, Wilder ranch State Park, Antelope Island, Bear Lake Ut, Green River, Starvation, Steinaker, Bear Lake, Id., City of Rocks, Cave Lake NV, This is the Place Heritage Park, Giant City Ill, Bodie, Dutchman SP, Nauvoo State Park, Indian Grinding Rock, Castle Rock State Park, Valley of Fire, Burro Creek.

Other noted Parks, Alum Rock Park, Hyrum City Park, Vasona County Park, Sanborn County Park, Madonna County Park, Joseph D Grant Cuunty Park, Willow Park and zoo, Ross Park Fort Hall and zoo, Tautphaus Park Idaho Falls and zoo, Coyote Hills Regional Park, Gene Leahy Mall, 

Musicals performed in: Oakland Pageant, Pajama Game 2x, Fiddler on the Roof 2x, Brigadoon, My Fair Lady, Scarlet Pimpernil, Amahl and the Night Visitors 2x, The Music Man, Star of Justice 2x, Man of La Mancha, Where's Charlie, Broadway Reviews x 6, Utah State Extension, South Cache Jr. High and Manteca Stake, Saturday's Warrior Chorus,

My Bucket List Done

Les Miserables musical, entire (went with Charity and Miranda), Delicate Arch, Take picture of Los Gatos Cats, Top of Washington Monument, Top of WTC. Machu Pichu, Liberty Island on ferry, Palmyra, Harmony, Martin’s Cove, Eat at La Cabana, Buenos Aires, Broadway Evita 2x, Broadway tours Wicked, Broadway tours, Phantom of the Opera, New York, Nauvoo, Carthage Jail, Independence, Liberty Jail, Wade in Lake Michigan, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, Tetons, Write a musical "Your Heart Will Burn", Write Cantata, Write a History x3, Dad's, Mom's, Isaac Wardle, Promontory, Space Needle, Minetonka Cave, Timpanogas Cave, Black Chasm Cave, Top of Coit Tower China Town San Francisco 2x youth and adult, Winchester Mystery House, Clarksville, Ark., Parley P Pratt gravesite, Osceola ghost town, Bodie ghost town, Niagara Falls Canada, Niagara Falls, New York, Climbed Point Arena Lighthouse,  City of Rocks, National Preserve, Kirkland Temple and city. Notebook musical, Beautiful Noise Musical, 

Saguaro National Park West

 The Saguaro are preserved in either side of Tucson, East and West.  The sides are very similar but there are some noticeable differences.  The westside has more saguaro.  The other difference we noticed is the west side has the ironwood tree mixed into the plant community.  

panorama behind visitors center

chain fruit cholla

staghorn cholla with a bloom

prickly pear

A saguaro doesn't grow arms until it is 75 

saguaro and ocotillo

barrel cactus, ocotillo and saguaro

ironwood,  Sheri first noticed the tree with a purple hue

palo verde

palo verde, teddy bear cholla and saguaro

Sculpture garden+ at Gene Leahy Mall, Omaha

 The most stiking thing about Gene Leahy Mall is the large colorful sculpture on 13th street.  I haven't decided what it is but it is very vibrant.  On the north side of the park is the sculpture garden.  

This sculpture is not in the garden but at the end of a water feature on the other side of the underpass.