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A view of Lower Bell Canyon Reservoir in the Fall. Bell Canyon sits just to the south of Little Cottonwood Canyon, in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. The reservoir itself sits in the foothills above the city of Sandy, one of many communities in the Salt Lake Valley. The hike to the reservoir is a fairly short and enjoyable one, while more extended hikes can be had to Bell Canyon Falls, and Upper Bell Canyon Reservoir farther up the canyon.

A plaque marks the entrance to Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. As seen during the Wreaths Across America event that occurs each December, in honor of military veterans that served in all branches of the US Armed Forces. 

The cemetery is named after Zachary Taylor, a military veteran, and the 12th president of the United States. As the former cemetery of the Taylor family, Zachary’s tomb is located at the site along with those of more than 14,000 veterans.

A view of the St Anne Shell Chapel on the campus of St Mary of the Woods College in Indiana. The current chapel was built in 1875, and the walls decorated with hundreds of mussel shells in various designs. The shells were harvested from the local Wabash River which flows through western Indiana.  Much of the artwork on the shell chapel was done by Sister Mary Joseph Le Fer de la Motte. And the inspiration for the original chapel was from Mother Theodore and Sister Mary Cecilia Bailly, after a successful return voyage from Europe, where they were seeking donations. It was from St. Anne that they asked for protection on their voyage home.