A passing peloton of motorcycles gave me a full lack-of-muffler salute as I walked up to the Weber County administrative center.  Once again, I was not amused, but it needed to be done.  There was a place down the street called the Old Courthouse, but based on online photos, it wasn’t.  Talk about false advertising!  … Continue reading 846. Ogden, Weber County (UT06) →

The “courthouse” once again confirmed that I am just not fond of the so-called administrative center.  The fact that it is built directly behind the old, retitled “memorial” courthouse just brought that feeling into relief. Davis County was one of my more important goals. A Multi-cache I had gotten in Kyle started here, but it … Continue reading 845. Farmington, Davis County (UT05) →

The county government center was wholly and utterly disappointing. It looked like a hundred other county annexes and a thousand office buildings I had seen in my life. I feel no compulsion to castigate the current county center, but it didn’t used to be this way. Once, a long time ago … … I would … Continue reading 844. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (UT04) →

As the saying goes: “Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, and thrice is enemy action.” By that, I mean that after hitting three administration centers in a row, I concluded that “courthouses” might not be so much a thing in Utah.  Again, I wasn’t incredibly impressed with the building I was parked at.  And why … Continue reading 843. Heber City, Wasatch County (UT03) →

The courthouse equivalent shared more in common with a 1980s office park than with a courthouse.  Then again, many of the most important county offices were based out of the building.  After the questions of Vernal, I found myself wondering, but my mind was made up when I saw the drop-off point for ballots out … Continue reading 842. Duchesne, Duchesne County (UT02) →

Oh, Utah! A couple of years ago, I helped someone complete a Multi-cache that ended in Texas and started in Utah.  As a result, I have had the Utah souvenir for quite some time without ever setting foot in the state itself.  I had hoped to rectify that when I went to Las Vegas, but … Continue reading 841. Vernal, Uintah County (UT01) →

So, as newer courthouses went, the Moffat County Courthouse wasn’t all that bad.  As you can imagine, though, I wasn’t particularly in love with it.  Undoubtedly, it’s perfectly adequate for the job, but there’s no storied grandeur there.  To be terribly honest, though, that’s probably especially fitting for Craig.  It seems a nice place, and … Continue reading 840. Craig, Moffat County (CO39) →

I looked upon the courthouse and nodded in approval.  The Routt County Courthouse is definitely a rock of solidity in a town of tourists.  You can see and feel that transience, whether it’s the appropriately quaint but hip Main Street that doesn’t seem to hold up a few blocks off the road or the cabins … Continue reading 839. Steamboat Springs, Routt County (CO38) →

Fun fact: there are twenty-four counties (or county equivalents) named Jackson. For me, this is number seven! As you can probably imagine, the drive to Walden was both long and stunning as all get-out.  When I finally hit the town itself, nestled in snow and ice, it felt like the quaint set of some television … Continue reading 838. Walden, Jackson County (CO37) →

Having made my way over the Misty Mountains, through stunning vistas and travails beyond number (ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration), I finally arrived at the Grand County Courthouse.  I expected Hot Sulphur Springs to be something more grand than the little town it was, probably because of all the ski communities I passed through on … Continue reading 837. Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County (CO36) →