We stopped at the Big Water Visitors Center for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and received a grand education! Since it’s creation by President Clinton in the 1990’s this park has been the site of extensive paleontological study and the discovery of several new species of dinosaurs. We chatted with Merle Graffam who discovered a new species of dinosaur near there in 1999 and who is very well versed in the geologic history our planet.
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
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