The View From Angels Landing, Zion Canyon

Ok, this picture has nothing to do with Snow College--except that it is a three hour drive from the Ephraim campus and a two hour drive from the Richfield campus. But after the Board of Regents meeting at Dixie State College last Friday I drove through Zion Canyon National Park on my way home, hiked Angels Landing and took this picture from the top. It was a beautiful afternoon.

Erastus Snow

I dropped by the Adonis Foundry in Alpine which is bronzing Brad Taggart’s sculpture of Lorenzo and Erastus Snow for our new Heritage Plaza. The sculpture was case in 35 separate pieces and they are welding them together now. When completed, the seams will not be noticeable and a beautiful patina will be applied to finish off the work of art. We expect the sculpture will be done in a month and hope the plaza will be completed before Founders Day, this coming November, for a dedication ceremony. I took a number of snap shots of the Adonis welder at work on Erastus.

The Start of the Library

The hole for our new library is nearly finished. In the process of digging, contractors uncovered two old cesspools left from pioneer homes that use to sit on our campus (picture taken on March 5, 2009). They are now installing piers to suspend the library above our collapsible soils.