Seven Canyons Fountain

So Liberty Park is one of the coolest parks I've been to lately. They have really improved it over the past few years. I remember a couple years ago when Marcus and I went out, we were waiting for a show at Brewvies so we decided to get Slurpees and go to Liberty Park. Neither of us had any idea how cool it had become. We played on the swings for a while and then started wandering.

We came upon a new interactive playground with musical instruments and different things to experiment with. It had a huge fountain for kids to play in during those hot summer afternoons. The ground was the bouncy, rubbery stuff made from old tires not the sand or woodchips I had played on as a kid. There was so much to take in.

We kept wandering and found a cool little area with all of the canyons of the Wasatch Front. We went through and named them all. City Creek. Red Butte. Emigration. Parleys. Millcreek. Big Cottonwood. Little Cottonwood. Yes, and there's the Jordan River flowing from Utah Lake toward the inland sea of the Great Salt Lake. And look, over here is State Street. And these squares are the city blocks! It was all here; A visual represention of the Wasatch Front: Canyons, streams, rivers, lakes, roads, buildings. It was truly amazing.

I don't think most people truly appreciate the Seven Canyons Fountain. What it represents, what it means. We took the Club Uters there today and I got to teach my "canyons" lesson. It was really a place-based lesson on watersheds, stormwater pollution and our role in it all. The lesson plan was pulled off the Storm Water Coalition's website -- Fred the Fish and Urban Stew. The kids were really into it, and I hope some of them came away with something. I hope they will make a concious effort in keeping our streams and rivers clean.

Even if they don't fully appreciate the meaning behind the fountain--I mean, come on, they're kids!--at least it's a fun place to play. I even took my shoes off and played in City Creek for a bit!