The Lovely Sharon and I have been walking the Jordan River
Parkway trails over the last couple of months. The Jordan River Parkway is
located in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley and follows the Jordan River as
it flows from the north end of Utah Lake (located in Utah County) to the south
end of the Great Salt Lake (located in Salt Lake County, Utah). The Jordan River Parkway runs almost 40
miles. It caters to walker, joggers, bicyclists
and horse riders. The Jordan River Parkway
was established in 1971 and has grown and been improved over the last 43 years.
The Parkway meanders through various Salt Lake Count cites including Draper,
Bluffdale, Riverton, South Jordan, Midvale, Salt Lake City and others. The web site for the Jordan River Parkway is
Lowell
Lindsay Bennion (July 26, 1908 – February 21, 1996) was an American educator
and counselor. Early in his career, Bennion focused much of his efforts on
fellow members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church),
but he sought to benefit all people in his reach.
Bennion
was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Milton Bennion and Cora Lindsay
Bennion. In 1928, Bennion graduated from the University of Utah, married Merle
Colton and then left to serve in the Swiss–German Mission of the LDS Church.
Bennion spent much of his mission in Zürich, where he served as branch
president. After serving two and a half years as a missionary Bennion began
studies towards his Ph.D. at the University of Strasbourg. His wife came to
France to live with him at about this point.
After
earning his Ph.D., Bennion returned to Utah and founded the Institute of
Religion adjacent to the University of Utah. Bennion later founded Teton Valley
Boys Ranch and served as its director for many years. He served as a bishop in
the LDS Church. The first food bank and homeless shelters in Utah were founded
by Bennion
During my internship with Dr. Bennion, I attended, on his
behalf, a number of meetings dealing with the development of the Jordan River Parkway
and the political issues existing between the various cities through which the
Jordan River flows. I became an advocate
of the development of the Jordan River Parkway at that time.
Yesterday, the Lovely Sharon and parked our car at the
Rotary Park at 12600 South and about 1100 West and we walked north to 10600
South before returning to our car. It was
about a 5.5 mile walk on a beautiful Saturday autumn morning.
Looking from the trail across the wetlands to the Oquirrh Mountains on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley
The Lovely Sharon on the Trail. The building on the bluff is the EBAY Building
Another photo of the wetlands along the river
A beautiful Saturday morning view.
The Jordan River
The Jordan River with homes in the background
The Jordan River. As we took this photo there were several ducks swimming in the river.
More walking by the Lovely Sharon
Looking north
A pretty flower alongside the river.
Take a walk on the Jordan River Parkway, For us in Salt Lake County we are lucky to have this wonderful resource.
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