Visiting New York City for the first time, I spent a day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with my sister. We were sitting on a bench resting our tired legs late in the day when a guard approached us.

And that’s where the bench painting comes in. It’s called “Waiting for the Laguna Bus,” and it’s all about friendship, she says: Four friends sitting on a bench waiting for a bus to go ...

The painting was featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. After the story aired, NEWS10 began receiving emails from folks saying they knew where the bench in the picture could be found.

So, the old friends — whose birthdays are four days apart — took a trip together, and, as a nod to Simon & Garfunkel, they were photographed sitting on a park bench.

That bench had to be 15 to 18 feet and it kind of curved around. I was there a year later. The bench sold.” On their trip to Zion National Park, a guide helped search for an ideal photo op.