Eyes Westward Statue

The Sons of Utah Pioneers placed this statue in 2008, and its title says what it depicts: a pioneer with eyes turned west, toward the valley and the future rather than the country left behind. It's a fitting image for the spot — the mouth of Emigration Canyon, where the first companies came down out of the mountains into the Salt Lake Valley. Among the heritage park's many bronzes, this one distills the whole pioneer posture into a single gaze: forward, into hard and unknown ground.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• This Is The Place Heritage Park — steps away
  A living history village at the mouth of Emigration Canyon
• Natural History Museum of Utah — 0.8 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
• Red Butte Garden — 1.1 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views
• Emigration Canyon — 1.9 mi
  The final stretch of trail the Mormon pioneers took into the valley

More markers nearby

• First Company of Pioneers into the Valley — steps away
• This is the Place State Park — steps away
• Bodil Mortensen Statue — steps away
• Angels Are Near Us — steps away