This appearantly is going to be Utah's choice for the back of the quarter, according to leakers in the Governor's office. This will help people learn about Utah's role in history as the place where the Golden Spike was hammered in, but won't really get that many people out to Promontory Point I bet. Why not focus on the mountains, the red rock formations? Most people have no idea that Utah is home to the Sundance Film festival, dozens of great national parks, dozens of great ski resorts, and the host of the 2002 olympics.
The two other options were that of a beehive or that of a snowboarder. Of the three, the snowboarder would be my vote given the criteria I just mentioned. The Beehive has religious overtones obvious only to those you know about the LDS religion and is confusing to everyone else. Again, tourism is not going to be big for trains. But skiing and other outdoor recreation is. Why not have a skiier/snowboarder on one half of the coin and a hiker near delacate arch on the other. "America's playground" could be the motto, if you are looking for one.
In other Utah news, someone is not running for reelection: Rocky wants $20K for his portrait (5k more than Deedee paid) AND a $4.6M property tax hike. Good luck on that one.
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