Bucket List Day Date 6....The Gilgal Gardens in Salt Lake City Utah, June 13, 2018

Gilgal Garden is the only identified 

"Visionary Art Environment"

in Utah.

Gilgal means " circle of sacred stones."

This a free garden located 

749 East 500 South,

Salt Lake City, UT.

Gilgal Garden is the legacy of Thomas Child's desire to give

physical form to his deep -felt beliefs.  

The garden contains twelve original sculptural arrangements and over

70 stones engraved with 

scriptures, poems, and philosophical texts.

Child's hoped the garden would inspire viewers to ponder 

" the unsolved mysteries of life."

Child began work on Gilgal Garden in 1945, and 

his passion consumed much of his time and money

 until his death in 1963.

The gardens were officially opened to the 

public in October of 2000.

Around the edge of the stone structures are paths with

flowers.

This is a statue of the creator of the garden.

This is a sculpture of his wife.

The afternoon that we went was very hot.  One 

thing I'm learning is go places early in the morning

in the summer.  My husband was much better at 

staying out in the hot sun and reading what was

on the stones.  We will have to visit this garden again when it is cooler out.

I thought this was a neat carving of the temple.

It is part of the Joseph Smith statue from above.

This is a house next to the gardens.  It just reminded me 

of houses that you would see in New Jersey.

We also went for a short walk around Temple Square.

I think this is my favorite statue at Temple Square.

I was trying to just get a photo where it looks

like the tree branches are framing the top of the Temple and the Angel Moroni.

We ended our date trying out a new place to eat.

The Rusted Sun Pizzeria.

Will this pizza be good enough for the Jersey Pizza Snob?

The cheese sticks were so good.

The Pizza was great.  Would definitely recommend going to 

this Pizza place. 

Do you have a favorite Pizza place? 

I took the information about the Gilgal Gardens from a pamphlet they 

had at the gardens.  I would recommend using it as you walk around the garden.

Have you gone on any fun dates recently?  Where do you like to spend time with your spouse?

G.G.