Coming home from Utah

Since Monday was Labor Day and a holiday, that's when we drove home. We decided to come home the scenic route, through Kanab and Jacob's Lake. It's a little longer, but much prettier.  We stopped at this cave that was really cool. It was called Moqui Cave.

Its been owned by the Chamberlain family for years.

They recently add all the new rock work.

 Inside is now a museum. Originally it started out as a bar and dance hall that his grandfather originally put in. Because Hollywood was making movies in the area, with lots of people coming, what everyone wanted was alcohol and somewhere to go that was cool and out of the heat. The cave was perfect.  He made the bar stools and inlaid all the beautiful rock on the counters.

 Then we found out from talking to the owner, that his grandfather played football for BYU back in 1945 and was the first player to ever get drafted into the NFL. He then played for the Steelers.

 He was one talented guy! He was called 'Chief Chamberlain'. The bronze statue of the eagle he's holding was his first attempt at sculpting.

 He carved this family portrait from the picture above in 5 months and each person is numbered and labeled who they are!

 

 The museum was full of lots of Indian pottery, all kinds of rocks and minerals, bones from dinosaurs and lots of interesting things.

 I just thought the barrel full of flowers and the fountain were cool!

Maybe LaVerl could make me a fountain like this?