Mosida and Lake Mountains

This past weekend my family and I went on a drive, as we're wont to do. It's one of our favorite things to do to get out of the house but still follow social distancing measures and minimize risk of exposure. Sometimes we have specific places in mind and other times we just see where the journey takes us. This last drive was kind of a mix of both. And, I must say, it was a pretty good one.

We started the drive going to see where the Saratoga Springs Temple is being built. We'd driven by the area before it was announced but wanted to see exactly where the work is happening. Right now it's not much. The road is in and there's a bunch of piles of dirt with some equipment, but it was cool to see exactly where the temple will be located.

After that, the kids were still up for more of a drive (which was a surprise. So, we went back to Redwood Road and headed South, away from the city. The road from there runs between Utah Lake to the East and the Lake Mountains to the West. The road dips and rises which seems to be rare in populated areas, no a days.

We followed the road as it turned West and the South again towards Mosida, Utah. As we traveled through the area, we learned more about it. It's apparently a Ghost Town that was abandoned completely in 1924. There's still a few farmer that own a large portion of the land in the area, but there are some remains of the town still visible. By this point, the kids were starting to want to go home, so we turned around before finding the actual remains, but we plan to come back another day and explore a little more.

On our way back, we made a quick stop at one of the turnouts for the public land in the Lake Mountains area. We stopped at the information sign and learned that there was rock art in the area. We took a quick drive up closer to the rocks but couldn't see them from the car (again, kids wanted to get home). We're excited to go back sometime soon to go hunting for the rock art.

Overall, it was a fun drive where we discovered a few more adventures we can have closer to home. That's especially important at this time where we're all doing what we can to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep our communities safe and healthy. We're fortunate to live in an area that's not too far from the great outdoors where we can enjoy life and follow the social distancing guidelines. I was excited to find some public lands with OHV trails where I can take my truck and where I can practice archery. Living in the city, it's hard to find places for either of these activities, so, this gave me some hope of adventure and some activities that  I enjoy. We look forward to more adventuring close to home!