Hole in the Rock

You knew it would not be long before I got in some kitsch!  This was a good dose of it, and yet, these people were serious!

Albert and Gladys Christensen  spent 12 years excavating 50,000 cubic feet of sandstone to create their 5000 square foot house with 14 rooms arranged around huge pillars.  He was a mining engineer, so apparently knew just how to manage the task!  It was amazingly bright inside, but unfortunately, no photos were allowed.  The small white structure on the front, now a gift shop, was once their diner!  He dabbled in taxidermy, and their pet mule is inside.....ok, very strange, even for me!!